http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/05/18/can-statins-reverse-coronary-artery-disease-does-breast-ultrasound-improve-breast-cancer-detection-preventive-care-services-at-veterans-administration-va-medical-centers/ Men's Rights Activism, MRA Politics, Analysis, Commentary and Global News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:02:46 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/05/18/can-statins-reverse-coronary-artery-disease-does-breast-ultrasound-improve-breast-cancer-detection-preventive-care-services-at-veterans-administration-va-medical-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-63102 jc b Wed, 28 May 2008 17:49:13 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/?p=79785#comment-63102 There is something missing in the logic of the statin piece by Wachser. He states "there is little doubt but that statin therapy significantly slows down the progression of artery-clogging plaques" and then provides as his evidence a study which concluded "The average degree of coronary artery narrowing decreased from 37% at the beginning of the study to 36% at the end of the study, while the average diameter of these same diseased coronary arteries increased from 1.65 millimeters to 1.68 millimeters". So 36% to 37% amd 1.65 to 1.68mm is significant? Don't think so (unless you are being paid by the statin manufacturer to perform the study!) There is something missing in the logic of the statin piece by Wachser. He states “there is little doubt but that statin therapy significantly slows down the progression of artery-clogging plaques” and then provides as his evidence a study which concluded “The average degree of coronary artery narrowing decreased from 37% at the beginning of the study to 36% at the end of the study, while the average diameter of these same diseased coronary arteries increased from 1.65 millimeters to 1.68 millimeters”. So 36% to 37% amd 1.65 to 1.68mm is significant? Don’t think so (unless you are being paid by the statin manufacturer to perform the study!)

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