I read the abstract of the article you posted. The message I got is that there is indeed smoke, but not enough evidence yet to know that there is a fire in there.
I faced the same dilemma, and discussed it with my PCP. I, like the poster above, argued that I'd rather face a heart attack than make my PN worse. She countered with what about a disabling stroke? Good point, and a lot worse than dying of a fatal heart attack, but I still decided to discontinue the statin