Elevated bilirubin while taking statins
Question: Good day! 10. 07. 09 I had a heart attack. Agree Concor 5 mg, omakor, kardiomagnil 150 mg, preduktal-MB 2 x 35 mg, 10 mg tulip. Periodically, I hand over a blood test. Growing bilirubin total: 8. 09. 09 – 23,8; 19. 10. 09 – 26,3. Bilirubin direct – 3,2 and 4,5. ALT and AST were normal. The doctor said a month not to take tulip, then re-check the bilirubin. Seems tulip planting the liver. If you do not take tulip, what is the probability of formation of plaques in the vessels of the heart and the recurrence of a heart attack?
Answer: Dear Victor, a sign of toxic liver injury is not increased bilirubin and increased AST and ALT. You are normal, so to speak of "planting liver wrongfully. Statins should be taken, it prolongs life. When you receive a statin is considered normal AST and ALT levels increased up to 2 rules. Believe me, in the food we eat every day, much more "chemistry" than in the statin pill.
