Table 6 Description of antecedent statin use, if continued during admission and reason for discontinuation
Characteristic | Total cohort |
|---|---|
Home statins documented | 438 (47.5) |
Continued inpatient statins | 217 (49.5) |
New inpatient statins | 33 (13.2) |
Reason for discontinued home statins | |
 Rhabdomyolysis | 20 (9.2) |
 Transaminitis | 33 (15.2) |
 Cannot tolerate oral medications | 26 (12) |
 Admission < 48 h | 18 (8.3) |
 Myalgias | 3 (1.4) |
 Cannot be determined | 117 (53.9) |
Reason for new inpatient statins | |
 NSTEMI | 12 (36.4) |
 Acute stroke | 4 (12.1) |
 New Heart Failure | 1 (3) |
 New diabetes | 3 (9.1) |
 Cannot be determined | 13 (39.4) |