Dillinger
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If you do want to live forever and you're taking statins then you are out of luck I'm afraid.
The average extension to your life is between 3 days for primary (no previous heart attack) and 4 days for secondary prevention (previous heart attack) with statins. That's a whopping 72 to 96 hour reprieve versus placebo.
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/9/e007118.long
So, we know at least (at the very least)18-20% of people will have side effects (some of which are very serious), we know that statins will only reduce your absolute risk of CVD by about 1% (which going from 4% to 3% is a 33% relative risk reduction - the figure you will be given), and now we know they won't get you to the end of next week in real terms before you shuffle from this mortal coil if your numbers are up.
What is the point of statins again? They lead to exceptional shareholder value that's for sure, but frankly that seems about it.
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Dillinger
The average extension to your life is between 3 days for primary (no previous heart attack) and 4 days for secondary prevention (previous heart attack) with statins. That's a whopping 72 to 96 hour reprieve versus placebo.
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/9/e007118.long
So, we know at least (at the very least)18-20% of people will have side effects (some of which are very serious), we know that statins will only reduce your absolute risk of CVD by about 1% (which going from 4% to 3% is a 33% relative risk reduction - the figure you will be given), and now we know they won't get you to the end of next week in real terms before you shuffle from this mortal coil if your numbers are up.
What is the point of statins again? They lead to exceptional shareholder value that's for sure, but frankly that seems about it.
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Dillinger
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