Mayo Clinic Minute: Myths about statins

As many as half of all American adults could benefit from taking statins to help lower their cholesterol, but far fewer than that actually do take statins.

Mayo Clinic cardiologist Dr. Stephen Kopecky says he thinks many people avoid the cholesterol-lowering drugs because they misunderstand some of the side effects.

Dr. Kopecky says statins are generally very safe and could improve the health of a lot of people.