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Background:
With recent advances in diagnoses and classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), an increasing number of newly diagnosed cases of IIM is expected. These patients are vulnerable to the development of Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) due to impaired mobility
Methods Study design A prospective, multicenter, international observational study will be conducted. The study is designed to determine the effect of hospitalisation due to acute illness on the changes in muscle mass and muscle function. The secondary endpoint of the study is to identify health
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1.0 SYNOPSIS The primary objective of this randomized, double blind, placebo controlled pilot study is to determine if therapies aimed at lowering LDL cholesterol (HMGCoA reductase inhibitor - simvastatin) or increasing HDL cholesterol (Niaspan) will induce regression of carotid