Statin for abdominal

Posted by pmmoore @pmmoore, Jan 28 5:45pm

My dr wants me to start statin for a 2.6. Abdominal Arita that was found during ct scan for ibs. I don’t like the side effects. And can’t determine if this is really necessary.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Jan 29 7:32am

Hi @pmmoore. I found an article that sheds a little light on why your cardiologist has suggested taking a statin with your recent diagnosis of Abdominal Arita.

This is a link to the Journal of the American Heart Association
(Statins Reduce Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth, Rupture, and Perioperative Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis)
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008657
Have you taken statins before and had negative side effects?