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diagnosed with a high calcium score of 1350

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Nov 3 11:16am | Replies (25)

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@hikerguy62

I had a heart CT scan done back in March 2023 and had a score of 2534. Immediately went on 20mg Crestor (a.k.a. Rosuvastatin). My numbers dropped very quickly. I had a physical in March (not related to the heart CT scan), so I had blood work done at that time. Below is a comparison from my results in March 2023 (first set of numbers) vs. June 2023 (having been on Crestor for 3 months at that point):

Tot. cholesterol 221 137
Trig. 69 48
HDL 83 78
LDL Chol 126 48

Mr PCP (primary care physician) suggested I see a cardiologist. My cardiologist ran both an ECG and nuclear stress test, which thankfully came back normal.

I was 61 last year and I'm still asymptomatic. I have my yearly appt. with my cardiologist late this month, so I'll report back anything new.

Best of luck to you. Keep exercising and try to eat write. I know I could do better, but I love my chocolate and occasional sweet tea. Gotta live!

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Thanks for sharing your numbers which show how much you have progressed. That encourages me. I just started on 20mg of crest for 4 days. My doctor wants me to stay on this dosage for a few months and then wants to retest me. Keeping my fingers crossed for better numbers. I appreciate your insight and best of luck to you also