Taking statins may help calm down inflammation in the walls of arteries, which can be seen on a special scan that tracks sugar use by inflamed cells.

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Effect of statins on arterial wall inflammation as assessed by 18F-FDG PET CT: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

2024 Dec 18

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Effect of statins on arterial wall inflammation as assessed by 18F-FDG PET CT: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Score: 47

DOI: 10.1186/s12950-024-00421-x

Similar Assertions

Statins seem to calm artery inflammation quickly, no matter how long you take them or how inflamed you were at the start — and it doesn’t seem to be tied to the usual blood inflammation test (CRP).

90%

Stronger statins seem to calm artery inflammation better than weaker ones, based on scans that show how much sugar inflamed cells are using.

86%

When statins lower bad cholesterol, artery inflammation tends to go down too — the two seem to move together.

81%

A special scan that tracks sugar use in artery walls can reliably show whether inflammation is going down — and it works in different parts of the body’s arteries.

80%

Statins reduce intraplaque inflammation, thereby decreasing the likelihood of atherosclerotic plaque rupture and subsequent thrombotic events.

76%