Statins increase calcification of arteries

[fatbird]

One of the major benefits of statins is that when atherosclerotic plaques are present in the arteries the statins help to form a cap or crust over them. This makes them much more stable and less likely for bits to break off and cause heart attacks etc. It is the unstable friable plaques that cause most damage.

This is new information to me-have you any links to trials or studies-thanks.

FB

 

[mcdonagh47]

One of the major benefits of statins is that when atherosclerotic plaques are present in the arteries the statins help to form a cap or crust over them. This makes them much more stable and less likely for bits to break off and cause heart attacks etc. It is the unstable friable plaques that cause most damage.

This is new information to me-have you any links to trials or studies-thanks.

FB

Its a fact of life generally accepted in the Cardiological Community.

but here is a starter on the subject ...

Takerada et al

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Feb;202(2):491-7. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.05.014. Epub 2008 May 15.

Effect of statin therapy on coronary fibrous-cap thickness in patients with acute coronary syndrome: assessment by optical coherence tomography study.


or just google "statins and plaque stabilisation"