I don't have a vested interest in promoting statins: I have no financial stake in companies that produce them, and my job as a cardiologist would still exist if

I don't have a vested interest in promoting statins: I have no financial stake in companies that produce them, and my job as a cardiologist would still exist if statins were proven to be harmful. I do think that your views about statins are wrong on the scientific merits. There is a preponderance of evidence that supports their use as not only safe, but also effective (though costly if you don't select your population at all). Your views on inflammation aren't right or wrong; they're speculative. Some evidence can be interpreted as supporting the inflammation hypothesis (JUPITER trial), other evidence suggests that much of what we measure as a sign of inflammation has no direct impact on CAD (see the CRP Mendelian randomization). So, this is still an active area of research.