IMO people who need stents are on the road to a heart attack.
It is only a matter of timing. So you are then in that medical pool when seeking doctors. The process is the same.
Scientists are still researching why
this happens only in some people and not others. There are many risk factors that are biochemical coming to light today therefore, besides cholesterol.

The only way you can decide is by reading what experts have to say. I've given you the names of doctors who appear to be independent thinkers, and reliable. And you also have to understand BigPharma too. How they operate and create a need for their drugs.

It happened with estrogen replacement therapy, it happened with fluoroquinolone antibiotics, antipsychotics and antidepressants for small children, Cox-2 NSAIDs Bextra and Vioxx, just to name a few. And it definitely is happening with statins. Newsweek even had quotes several years ago, in a summer issue from "experts" stating that statins should be in our drinking water, they are so safe. That comment is totally reprehensible! Well that quote is now thrown around when all the toxicities are being discussed today as a result.

So BigPharma works very hard to convince the public and doctors to use their drugs. We no longer are safe in that respect, and really should learn a bit about the subject in order to navigate this medical minefield. Our lives are very technologically complex. A consumer today has to know a bit about computers, in order to repair them and maintain them,
we need to know a bit about automobiles in order to understand
repair estimates--lots of fraud in car repair--- we have to know a bit about lots of things before we pursue a course of action and repair. Medically now, this had joined that concept. At least we have the internet, and can with some effort and time find out
the details that doctors keep from us or don't even know about!

And if your original cholesterol numbers were over 300... then you probably will need a small dose of statin. That is the bottom line nowadays. But not very many people who come here have been that high. Many are borderline, or normal. Dr. Jay Cohen in his cholesterol book, suggests starting at very low doses. And there are now studies on PubMed that with Crestor, 5mg 3 times a WEEK lowered cholesterol substantially. This is a far cry from what is typically given to people today.

http://www.amazon.com/about-Statin-D.../dp/0757002579
I read this book, and found it very helpful for myself. It is not expensive. So you might want to get it. It discusses very low dose therapies.