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Extremely high calcium score at 42 - is there any positive here??

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jun 25 3:31pm | Replies (193)
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@dizzyprizzy

My score is 50 and my cardio isn't worried. Some people report scores over 200. Apparently there isn't any way to get the calcium out of the blood once it is there. We can make the effort to stop it from accumulating in the blood. Diet, exercise, low sodium diet, D3 helps the mechanism in the body process calcium eaten go to the bones instead of the blood. Just my experience to go on. My calcium hasn't gone up since I started D3 at 2-3, 2000IU pills per day. Good luck. Every body is different.

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mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | Jun 16 11:57am

dizzyprizzy,

Want to make sure we are talking about the same thing.

Many on this forum have CAC (Agatston calcium) scores over 2000. This is measured with a CT scan of one's heart - not a blood test. The accumulation we discuss relates to the calcification of the cholesterol in the heart's arteries - and, uses the Agatston scoring.

Here is a short article - https://www.umms.org/ummc/health-services/imaging/diagnostic/cardiac-calcium-scoring

To my knowledge, D3 does not affect one's CAC (Agatston) score. How are you measuring your calcium?

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doddr | @doddr | Jun 17 10:29am

My personal research (not intended as advice) indicates that Vitamin D3 along with Vitamin K2 (M-7) synergisticly helps the calcium to be used by the bones and thus, reduce the amount available to calcify your arteries. My CAC score has increased from 378 to 798 in 4 years. Thus, I have shifted to a plant based diet along with some selected seafood like salmon. In on month, my cholesterol when down to desired levels along with the statins I have been taking for over 30 years. However, my Lipoprotein a is over the top at 289. To reduce these risks, I hope to keep my High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein level below 2 mg/mL. I am currently at 0.26. Inflammation and a healthy lifestyle is apparently very important to manage heart disease. I am 79 and still very active and overall very healthy. The key is to make the best of each day knowing they are limited and a gift.

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