Fig. 2.

Literature search flow diagram. ^aArticles were included if they focused on the signs, symptoms, side effects, adverse events, and/or impacts of statins, and/or statin intolerance and excluded if they focused on pathogenesis, genetics, or molecular biology of statin intolerance, or solely discussed statins used in combination with other drugs, in a non-adult population (i.e., aged <18 years), and/or in case studies. ^bFollowing review of statin intolerance–related articles, an additional 15 articles that primarily focused on the side effects or adverse events of statins were selected from the initial list of 295 abstracts for full-text review