There are three levels of heart block (see below), and usually only the most serious type causes symptoms. This type of heart block is known as a complete, or third-degree, heart block. Symptoms of heart block can include: shortness of breath.
It can be hard to understand the cholesterol numbers on the cholesterol food chart, much less what your doctor is saying when he tells you, âYour total cholesterol is 240, your HDL is 35, your LDL is 170, and your triglycerides are 350.â.
In the UK, cholesterol and triglycerides are measured in units called millimoles per litre of blood, usually shortened to mmol/L. Your lipid profile will include numbers for total cholesterol (the amount of all the fats in your blood) as well as numbers for LDL-C (the bad cholesterol), HDL-C (the good one) and triglycerides. Here are a few suggested targets from the National Health Service (NHS) 2: A total cholesterol of 5 mmol/L or less is considered healthy for most people. In the UK around 50% of adults have cholesterol levels above 5 mmol/L. 2