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I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Nov 16 12:17pm | Replies (506)

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I don't believe so, I think you will need an angiography for that, the calcium score just tells you the amount of calcification, not the percentage of blockage.

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I see. I had a carotid ultrasound last year that showed no plaque and due to that my PC thought there’s no need to get calcium score, but I think I will anyway. I’m just not sure what I’ll do with the information. Since I have type 1 diabetes and family history of heart disease, I live and treat myself as if I do with taking statin, controlling weight and insulin levels, tight, nutritious diet, monitoring blood pressure, getting regular labs, no smoking, limiting alcohol, daily exercise, medical visits every 3 months, etc. What would I do differently if I had a high calcium score? With no symptoms would I get invasive test?