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990 calcium score but all bloodwork, EKG/stress are fine what next?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 4 11:56am | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
The chief cause of plaque deposition and its eventual calcification is inflammation in the vessel of concern, and perhaps due to chronic systemic inflammation. Whether it is from a pathogen, from metabolic syndrome, diabetes, some other comorbidity (often related to some kind of endocrine dysfunction).
https://wellwisp.com/why-does-plaque-buildup-occur-in-arteries/
Diet also plays a role, but some people can eat the very same diet, same quantities, and have no arterial plaque. This suggests that there is also a genetic component to this problem.
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"Genetic component" sounds apropo. My father, had a heart attack at around the age of 65. He was an early benefiary of bypass surgery, done at Montefiore Hospital in New York. I, almost a clone of my father, had bypass surgery at age 68 in Cleveland, Ohio. Now, at the age of 85 I'm experiencing calcium blockages that inhibit my activities and endanger my life. I've read about progress in chemically dissolving arterial calcium deposits. That was done in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2023. Since then, I've neard nothing. It can't be a dead issue because the financial reward for success would be "off the charts".
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hello @gloaming thanks for your reply and I am assuming there is some genetic component here based on my fathers side with his 2 heart procedures but those were over 30 years ago and we're having a hard time tracking down the medical records to see what arteries were stinted/bypassed and what his diagnosis was.