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Just found out my calcium score is 474. Next steps uncertain.
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+1 on cardiac catherization. I want a procedure where the doctor can finally see what is going on, and fix it with a stent if needed, right there and then. I don't want one that is almost as good but not quite.
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What many don’t realize is that our arteries can function well even if some blockage exists. It comes down to how well the blood is flowing in vessels. During the cath procedure, pressure differential is measured across a blockage to determine its severity. Not every blockage needs a stent nor does every vessel have the same significance. A 80% blockage in a proximal, large caliber artery is NOT the same as one in a distal, small caliber branch.
I’m in awe of what doctors can achieve with this procedure and the countless lives it has saved.