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High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Feb 13 9:01am | Replies (640)Comment receiving replies
I am 45 with a very high calcium score (a brother that had a heart attack at 45 and ended up needing a heart transplant and a cousin that just had a heart attack at 48, I am in the same boat- i have been taking lipitor for 8 years and they doubled it and added zetia, but i want more answers. I had a stress test and echo and it was normal. I feel like everyone is just waiting for something to happen.
For the rest of the group, this test measures buildup of plaque in the arteries of the heart not free floating calcium in your blood. It is used as a way to predict an elevated risk of heart attack and stroke. An elevated score shows a risk for a major event such as heart attack.or stroke within the next 5-10 years
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Im in the same boat, just got my calcium score of 384 a few months ago. My cardio had me get a stress test done and it was excellent. He upped and my to 40 from 20 and told me to see him again in a year. Im relatively healthy but started working out more and eating a lot healthier. Im cutting out saturated and trans fats from my diet, and weight loss is a secondary thought to heart health. I wish you well.
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also take vitamin D3 which makes bones absorb calcium...necessary as u grow older