No connection between statins and incidence/mortality of acute myocardial infarction

Ted_Hutchinson · � #1 � 06-13-2011, 05:01 AM

No connection between the level of exposition to statins in the population and the incidence/mortality of acute myocardial infarction
This leads to a full text paper here is the abstract.

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Abstract
Background
Randomised controlled trials have shown an excellent preventive effect of statins on ischemic
heart disease. Our objective was to investigate if a relation can be detected between acute
myocardial infarction- (AMI) mortality or incidence and statin utilisation, for men and
women in different age-groups on a population basis.
Results
The utilisation rate of statins increased almost three times for both men and women between
1998 and 2002. During 1998-2000 the incidence of AMI decreased clearly for men but only
slightly for women. Mortality decreased from 1998 to 2002. The change in statin utilisation
from 1998 to 2000 showed no correlation to the change in AMI mortality from 2000 to 2002.
Statin utilisation and AMI- incidence or mortality showed no correlations when adjusting for
socio-economic deprivation, antidiabetic drugs and geographic coordinates.
Conclusions
Despite a widespread and increasing utilisation of statins, no correlation to the incidence or
mortality of AMI could be detected. Other factors than increased statin treatment should be
analysed especially when discussing the allocation of public resources

It's not worth taking statins if you want to prevent heart attacks.

Arrowwind09 · � #2 � 06-13-2011, 06:48 AM

Well, hasn't it been pretty well concluded that a large proportion of people who have heart attachs don't even have high cholesterol? indicating that heart attacks and cholesterol levels are not related anyway? Have any good research on that?

saved1986 · � #3 � 06-14-2011, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Arrowwind09

Well, hasn't it been pretty well concluded that a large proportion of people who have heart attachs don't even have high cholesterol? indicating that heart attacks and cholesterol levels are not related anyway? Have any good research on that?

True. however, there is a huge correlation between Lipitor use and Pfizer profits. I know 2 cardiologists in town, one is a total asshole, if you question him he gets arrogant and talks down to you. The other one says alternative medicine is great for cholesterol and just increasing fruit and veggie intake usually does the trick.

Arrowwind09 · � #4 � 06-14-2011, 08:15 AM

and reducing carbs from bread and sugar also reduces cholesterol.

Ted_Hutchinson · � #5 � 06-18-2011, 06:02 AM

How Statins Really Work Explains Why They Don't Really Work
Useful article here explaining why Statin's aren't a good idea.

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