There are new guidelines coming out of the world of cardiology from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology proving once and for all that cardiologists are idiots or worse. They simply, en mass, have abandoned their right to call themselves doctors. I really do not know what to call them but it would be easier to teach a butcher to practice rational and honorable medicine.
Their guidelines take aim at preventing strokes and heart attacks. The end result: twice as many Americans — one-third of all adults — would be told to consider taking statins, which lower cholesterol but also reduce heart risks in other ways. "The emphasis is to try to treat more appropriately," said Dr. Neil Stone, the Northwestern University doctor who headed the cholesterol guideline panel. "We’re going to give statins to those who are the most likely to benefit."
Under the new advice, one-third of U.S. adults — 44 percent of men and 22 percent of women — would meet the threshold to consider taking a statin. Under the current guidelines, statins are recommended for only about 15 percent of adults. Clearly the doctors and the organization making these recommendations are marching exactly in the wrong direction and even worse are seemingly wanting their patients to come down with cancer.
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