More bad news for piles up for statins.

Compared to the individuals not taking statins, those taking statins had higher prevalence of risk factors and obstructive CAD……

Compared to individuals not on statin therapy, individuals who were taking statins were older and had higher body mass index (BMI), risk factors, lower LDL ….& lower HDL….

Statin use was associated with a higher frequency of severe coronary artery stenoses as well as numbers of coronary vessels with obstructive coronary artery disease. Further, statin use was associated with a differentially increased prevalence and extent of mixed-plaque and calcified plaque but not non-calcified plaque.

….the use of statins was associatedwith……..increasing presence and numbers of coronary segments with calcified plaque components.

Many references to contradictions in previous studies and use the word ‘surrogate’ seem to suggest that those who determine medical protocols are going to have problems coming to terms with these disturbing findings.

Statin use is associated with an increased prevalence and extent of coronary plaques possessing calcium.

Statins use and coronary artery plaque composition