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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> 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.* 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's hardly the only factor in risk of heart disease, is it?

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.

What about any other risk factors in your lives, such as stress,
being overweight, having hypertension, high BMI, lack of excercise,
smoking, drinking ?

Janet UK