High-Dose Statins to Lower Cholesterol: Tips for Talking to Your Doctor

If you have high cholesterol — and lifestyle changes haven’t brought your numbers down enough — statins might be a safe and effective option for you. Statins are a medication that aims to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and raise HDL (good) cholesterol. Whether or not to start taking statins is a decision you should make after a conversation between you and your doctor.

In this video, Cardio-Oncologist Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, MD, explains what to know about your risk factors to have a more productive conversation with your doctor about high-dose statins for high cholesterol.

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