Statins for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults
Evidence report and systematic review for the US preventive services task force
Many of our readers have wondered why about ~25 percent of adult Americans take statins.
The weakest case for statins would be treatment of adults with no history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
This report from Chou et al for the US Preventative Services Task Force, historically a very conservative guidelines body, gives the evidence from 19 randomized trials involving 71,344 participants.
The results clearly demonstrated the following significant reductions after treatment for ~2 years:
- 14 percent reduction in all cause mortality
- 18 percent reduction in cardiovascular mortality
- 29 percent reduction in stroke
- 36 percent reduction in myocardial infarction
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Tom
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Avoid all big pharma drugs and use herbs. They are much safer, cheaper, and there are many for the heart and circulation like cayenne and hawthorn berry and even nattokinase. You cannot trust any statin trials and studies because big pharma wants everyone, even young adults, taking these drugs for life. Money and profits are the reason.
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Robert Webster
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Agree Tom
Big pharma is 3rd on the list to how people are dying. All prescribed by doctors .
In the coming years it will be No 1
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Richarc
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Or have they changed their lifestyles when told they have high blood pressure .
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Lorraine
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My 97 year old mother has survived high cholesterol readings since she was in her 60’s. She never had a heart attack or stroke. She takes red yeast rice and garlic caps.
I simply don’t take prescription meds of any kind although for acute infection an antibiotic might be the exception.
Make up your own mind and do your own due diligence.
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Lorraine
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Is Dr McCollough trying to make nice with big Pharma?
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RossN
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If you have a “history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease”, statins could help.
If you merely have high cholesterol , don’t be concerned at all, and don’t take statins.
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Ken Hughes
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This flies in the face of the information stated by Dr. Malhotra in the UK who says the benefits are marginal.
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