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.
Heart-related causes. Examples of heart-related causes of chest pain include: 1  Heart attack. 2  A heart attack is a result of a blood clot that's blocking blood flow to your heart muscle. 3  Angina. 4  Thick plaques can gradually build up on the inner walls of the arteries that carry blood to your heart.