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Can atorvastatin calcium cause asymptomatic hypercalcemia?

Authors :
Mehmet Sozen
Suleyman Hilmi Ipekci
Suleyman Baldane
Levent Kebapcilar
Source :
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 42, Iss 7, Pp 662-666 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
KARE Publishing, 2014.

Abstract

The use of statins may have unnatural effects. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with an incidental finding of hypercalcemia (10.8 mg/dL). There was no disease other than hyperlipidemia, and the patient had been on a course of atorvastatin calcium 10 mg for 1.5 years. A workup investigation to diagnose the cause of hypercalcemia was completed. The investigation did not reveal any pathological diseases that may have caused the hypercalcemia. The hypercalcemia resolved after atorvastatin- calcium was stopped, and the patient developed hypercalcemia shortly after the initiation of the atorvastatin calcium. Here, we report a clinical case of recurrent hypercalcemia possibly induced by atorvastatin calcium administration.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10165169
Volume :
42
Issue :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3b418ed3f36b49aaef00491890c43917