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.
Youâre probably familiar with your total cholesterol- thatâs the number you want to keep below 200. Your total cholesterol is the sum of high-density lipoprotein, HDL (good cholesterol), plus low-density lipoprotein, LDL (bad cholesterol), plus 20 percent of your triglycerides, a type of fat carried in your blood.