On 3/8/2019 12:25 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 21:10:52 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 3/7/2019 5:05 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 16:50:38 -0500, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2019-03-07 2:55 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 3/7/2019 1:58 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> My cholesterol level was fine 8 years ago, but it turned out that I
>>>>>> had an almost complete blockage in my left main coronary artery.
>>>>>> Just saying...
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, we all know about your heart problems.Â* If I'm going to have a
>>>>> heart attack it probably won't be because I eat the occasional steak.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is not about my heart problem. It's about the fact that my
>>>> cholesterol level was fine. It was well within the accepted level. My
>>>> brother's level was also fine when he had a heart attack. We both
>>>> thought that he had nothing to worry about because our cholesterol
>>>> levels were fine.
>>>
>>> I thought two factors were important here. Cholesterol and blood
>>> pressure. Either can cause serious problems.
>>>
>> Much more to it than those two items. My wife has good cholesterol and
>> blood pressure but has had plenty of other heart problems for the past
>> 18 years and many procedures.
>
> But that leaves congenital problems, rather than lifestyle factors,
> doesn't it?
>

Yes, and no matter how good your lifestyle, congenital problems can
still get you. Lifestyle can make them worse, of course.