An expert consensus statement such as this one recently released by the American Heart Association about a topic with such incomplete science should include a full transcript of all the deliberations in order to allow physicians and the public to judge the logic and factual accuracy behind the consensus statement.
Much data for performing a full scientific evaluation of these medications remains uncollected. In that setting it is not appropriate for experts to make a “scientific” statement that does not fully describe the derivation of the statement.
Statins, like any medical therapy, should only be used after shared decision between a patient and doctor after they fully discuss the benefits, risks, alternatives and unknowns of the treatment planned.
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