Cholesterol circulates in the blood stream. It is an essential molecule for the human body. Cholesterol is a molecule from which hormones and steroids are made. It is also used to maintain nerve cells. Between 75 and 80% of the cholesterol that circulates in a person's bloodstream is made in that person's liver.
They thought i was having a heart attack but everything came back ok.I am wonder could the med been to strong because now they have me on 10 mg and i haven't had anymore pain. I was told there would be some pain after having stents put in is that true.
1 Once in place, the balloon is inflated to compress plaque against the artery wall and stretch the artery open to increase blood flow to the heart. 2  Stent. 3  A stent is a small metal mesh tube that acts as a scaffold to provide support inside your coronary artery.