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   In the previous article, Adam H. Kerman  wrote:   
   > >But I'm not mentioning this to agree with you, because all of that was   
   > >before the semi-definitive 2019 study (which convinced me), and my   
   > >clinician friend started taking statins the same month I did in   
   > >response to that evidence.  Furthermore, there is a new study that   
   > >pretty well annihilates the proposition that "statins do more (or 'as   
   > >much' or 'nearly as much') harm than good."  (The Lancet, May 2024.)   
   >   
   > Do you remember what it says about the slight increase in stroke risk,   
   > or is that completely discounted?   
      
   Overall longevity is increased *dramatically* with a confidence level   
   well past the usual scientific standard.  (Statins prevent a *lot* of   
   heart attacks and reduce the severity of the ones that still occur.)   
   As for stroke specifically:   
      
       In people who have experienced an ischemic stroke, statins reduce   
       the risk of recurrent stroke of any type medicated through a   
       reduction of ischemic stroke. We found no increase in the risk of   
       hemorrhagic stroke.   
      
   "Statin Therapy for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Patients with   
   Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized   
   Controlled Trials and Observational Cohort Studies," Neuro-   
   epidemiology. 2022 Sep; 56(4): 240–249.   
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