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. 2022 Nov 30;12(12):1981. doi: 10.3390/jpm12121981

Table 2.

Classification of statin-related myotoxic phenotypes (modified from Alfirevic et al., https://doi.org/10.1038/clpt.2014.121, [60]).

SRM Classification Phenotype Definition
SRM 0 Asymptomatic Elevations of <4× upper normal limit in serum creatine kinase (CK)
SRM 1 Myalgia, tolerable Muscle aches, cramps and/or weakness with no elevation of CK
SRM 2 Myalgia, intolerable Muscle aches, cramps and/or weakness with < 4× upper normal limit of CK
SRM 3 Myopathy CK levels > 4× but < 10× upper normal limit of CK
SRM 4 Severe myopathy CK levels >10× but < 50× upper normal limit
SRM 5 Rhabdomyolysis Either CK > 10× upper normal limit, muscle symptoms and renal impairment, or CK > 50× upper normal limit
SRM 6 Autoimmune-mediated, necrotizing myositis HMGCR antibodies, HMGCR expression in muscle biopsy, incomplete resolution after statin discontinuation

CK, creatine kinase; HMGCR, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase; SRM, statin-related myotoxicity.