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.
An optimal LDL cholesterol level is below 100 mg/dL, although an LDL level of 100 to 129 mg/dL tends to be safe for most people. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol is a healthy type of cholesterol because it helps remove LDL cholesterol from your system. An HDL cholesterol level of 60 mg/dL and above helps protect against heart disease. In this case, a higher level is healthier.