Statins and stroke

[jofuk]

Hi all,
Happy new year.

I have been reading a website "cholesterol-and-health.com" and would like to ask the forum for comments.
It states that by lowering LDL by statins one increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke but then decreases ischemic stroke risk ( a no win situation)

Also Statins, through the same pathway decrease the activation of RHO and thus improve N.O. function on the artery.
Also a 2004 study said that statins reduce plaque buildup and ischemic stroke in the carotid artery by 17%.

I found the articles a bit difficult to read and may have misunderstood some of the text.

Do any forum members have an opinion on the author "Chris Masterjohn" and what is RHO ( did forum search but found nil)

Regards
jofuk

[Johnwen]

Do you have a link to Chris's article? I'd like to see what he said about them.

RHO 1,3 are Prenylated Proteins there responsible for muscle nurishment, repair and wound healing but the statinators claim by blocking their production it some how reduces whatever the level of the risk of cancer but they don't mention eye problems or anal leakage that cutting back on them causes! Nor do they talk about slow or misguided wound healing either!!!
It's a complex system and it's being compounded by misinformation by Big Pharma.

[tjohnson_nb]

I believe this is it. http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/High-Cholesterol-Causes-Stroke.html

[eDOC]

I personally don’t agree at all that lowering LDL increases the risk of a hemorrhagic stroke.
Have treated patients for years who suffer alternate hemorrhagic & thrombotic strokes & not suffering from hyperlipemdia.
All the Lipid subtractions where fine, most had a history of uncontrolled, non compliant long standing hypertension & were not on any statins.
Some had aneurysms of the cerebral vasculature.
Chinese artificial salts served at some restaurants cause a sudden, at time fatal increase in BP to cause a hemorrhagic stroke in a few of these patients.