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Angiogram reveals LAD 70% blocked with no flow restriction?

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Aug 11 9:09am | Replies (10)
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@laketahoebob

Many studies have shown that a majority of heart attacks and strokes occur in individuals with limited stenoses. Blockage is only one part of the "problem". Inflammation and plaque "eruption" are extremely important in most thrombosis events. Based on your comments you have plaque and therefore need to address that.

So, my suggestion is to consider lifestyle and medication treatment to limit new plaque and stabilize your existing plaque. Hopefully, your cardiologist can help with those interventions.

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chrisaw | @chrisaw | Aug 9 9:33am

Can you go further into this scenario, please?
I have a CAC of 1,208, just had an echo showing 55%, and an angiogram showing no blockage. BP and cholesterol are managed with valsartan, Ezetimibe and Rosuvastatin. No symptoms and okay with the meds.

Standard of Care is to improve diet and exercise? That's all?

That does not seem like enough to change and too much like waiting for things to get worse.

I want to attack the underlying cause(s) and stop more plaque from accumulating. Total cholesterol is 100. LDL is very low. So why did my CAC increase from 769 only two years ago and how do I stop that?

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