| CVD | Cardiovascular disease |
| SAMS | Statin associated muscle disease |
| HMG-CoA | 2-Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein |
| FH | Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| CK | Creatine Kinase |
| SINIM | Statin induced necrotising inflammatory myopathy |
| CoQ10 | Coenzyme Q10 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| PCSK9 | proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9 |
| IGF-1 | insulin like growth factor 1 |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator activating receptor gamma co-activator 1 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| FPP | farnesyl pyrophosphate |
| RYR2 | ryanodine receptor polymorphisms |