To: nickcarraway
From the CDC: The USPSTF recommends the service. There is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial.
I don't see where the risk has changed. For those who have never had a heart attack, it reduces the risk from 1 in 6 to 1 in 7.
Read more here:
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication1
17 posted on
11/15/2016 12:08:03 PM PST by
stylin19a
(obama = Fredo smart)
To: stylin19a
If you are prone to artery problems, statins are a Godsend.
If you are not, you are taking a chance.
I take a low-dosage and the carotid scans look good. .
47 posted on
11/15/2016 1:33:29 PM PST by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: stylin19a
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Statins do not reduce any risk; they cause hemorrhages.
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64 posted on
11/15/2016 2:25:53 PM PST by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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