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High Cardiac Calcium Score while on Statins
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jun 13, 2024 | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
Are you seeing a preventive cardiologist? As a fellow victim of bad genes with a high CAC score, I noticed the same things as mayoconnectuser1. The BP seems a little high and I was told by a preventive cardiologist at Mayo to get my LDL down to 50. I couldn't get there through lifestyle changes and ended up taking a statin.
Lots of people live many years with a high CAC score and never have a problem. I take stock in that. Regardless, all you can do is everything you can to keep it from progressing. No one can predict what will happen to any single person. See someone that can help you identify the best path forward. "Beat the Heart Attack Gene" by Bale and Doneen describes things that you can do to fight your genetics. (It doesn't eliminate the need to talk with a cardiologist though.)
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Yes, my Cardiologist reviewed my results. He is putting increasing my Cholesterol medication from 20 mg daily to 80 mg daily. The funny thing is that every time I get blood work, my Cholesterol numbers are great. Blood pressure is good on medication. 130/72. I have been on blood pressure medication since I am 30, for 38 years. I am also going to change up on my diet. I am not over weight, but I do love the sweets! Thanks for your comments and I will get Beat the Heart Attack Gene. My Mom and her mom, my grandmom both died in their sleep of a heart attack at 58. My dad had a heart attack in his 50's, then had open heart surgery at 64 and lived another 12 years.