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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
Hi @johnv66. I notice you recently joined Mayo Clinic Connect. Welcome! It is great to hear you are learning from others, how they are managing cardiovascular risks. You are really doing so much with this added to your own healthy lifestyle. This certainly doesn’t get rid of the shock you had to feel hearing your calcium score, but you truly are in a great place simply knowing and learning about it. Kuddos!
One suggestion I have from my own experience is you may want to talk to your doctor about trying the lower dose rosuvastatin maybe two times a week. My understanding is that it has a longer half-life than some of the other statins so it stays in your system longer. Taking it twice a week keeps a level all the time, so always a bit of the protective benefits your doctor may be wanting for you.
Mayo Clinic is a great place with their Statin Intolerance and Early Atherosclerosis clinics. I have genetically high and pesky cholesterol that is finally getting controlled. I am learning this is only part of my overall current risk and they are helping identify and address that as well. You may be interested in a summary of blood tests they identify as being helpful: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/heart-disease/art-20049357
It sounds like you have a great lifestyle and have no symptoms. What prompted you to get calcium testing? When are your appointments to get feedback from other cardiologists?
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hello @jlharsh thanks very much for your reply and recommendation about requesting a lower dose of rosuvastatin which i'm going to ask my cardiologist about next week at my appointment.
i am looking to get some additional blood tests as i did get a troponin, crp, lipoprotein a and b and those were all good results and showed no issues. i may just get an angiogram or an angio CT might be another option as I want to know what the blockage risk is despite my Echo stress test results being above average.
I asked my doctor about the Calcium CT test earlier this year because i had an uncle on my mothers side die of a sudden heart attack at 70 and he had no prior symptoms or warning signs (although he was overweight and not on top of his health). my doctor at Rush Hospital in chicago suggested the Calcium CT since its offered for $49 and didnt even require a doctors order to schedule.
I will share more next week after the 2nd cardiologist opinion. I am so thrilled to be off that rosuvastatin 20mg and have heard from several people who are only taking 5mg every day or every other day so hopefully that will be the dose my doctor recommends and is much more tolerable.