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Cholesterol OK? Statins Still Help Heart
Millions of people without established heart disease could benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin therapy even if they don't have high cholesterol, a new analysis suggests.
Combined data from 10 trials that included more than 70,000 patients without cardiovascular disease, but with cardiovascular risk factors, showed a 12% reduction in deaths among patients who took statins.
The statin group also had 30% fewer heart attacks and 20% fewer strokes over four years of follow-up.
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Combined data from 10 trials that included more than 70,000 patients without cardiovascular disease, but with cardiovascular risk factors, showed a 12% reduction in deaths among patients who took statins.
The statin group also had 30% fewer heart attacks and 20% fewer strokes over four years of follow-up.
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Permalink Reply by Timo on -
I would like to see citations about these trials/studies, to see the sources and why the studies were carried out.
This post sounds like the author is a pharmaceutical rep.
Really? The latest I have heard is that high cholesterol is not the real problem.
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Permalink Reply by Lynne S. on
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Timo, I heard the same thing about cholesterol not being the real problem. And I'm pretty sure statins deplete nutrients, like CoQ10. FYI, here's a resource that backs up what we've heard: http://www.heartmdinstitute.com/index.php/health-concerns/
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Permalink Reply by Timo on
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Hi Lynne:
In my case, it isn't just hearsay. I know about the CoQ10, which I started taking when I was still on Lipitor, and am still taking, years after I dumped the Lipitor and a bunch of other drugs I was supposed to take for the rest of my life.
If you want to see a real-life story about all this, see the thread I started the same day I posted this one, titled "How I almost left my heart in San Francisco". If you do read it, I would appreciate some comments/feedback.
Regards,
Carlos
P.S. Actually, that little statement "Millions of people without established heart disease could benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin therapy even if they don't have high cholesterol..." at the beginning of this thread really pisses me off. Big Pharma wants to have EVERYBODY hooked on their junk.
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Permalink Reply by Leo D. Erles Jr. on
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I tried statins a couple of years ago (Lipitor) and after 30 days my feet and ankles hurt so bad, that I stopped taking it. I switched to Zetia, and with exercise and proper diet, my cholesterol is now within an acceptable range. I also take 200mg of CoQ-10 daily, and I really think it helps.
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