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High calcium score: I'm in shock

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Nov 4 2:36pm | Replies (214)

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bobby,

If you started statins after you received the CAC score, then likely since then your LDL should be lower, and your triglycerides (another lipid) may be lower.

Your numbers (I am not a medical professional): generally, for heart health, your total cholesterol is high, LDL is high, and triglycerides are not bad. Mine looked a lot like these, but with better eating, statin and icosapent ethyl, total cholesterol dropped to 100, LDL to 50, and triglycerides to 50 ... average numbers. Likely your CAC score is higher now due to the calcifying effects of the statin.

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OK.....Thank you so much for your reply. I should mention I love working out and so far have had a lifetime of being fit and active....Guess I should keep doing what I am doing as the statin was the missing piece.