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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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After seeing my nearly 800 calcium score and my cruddy family history the radiologist recommended a further angiogram. I got the CT Angiogram with contrast injected, so now I know that I have multiple soft plaques and calcified plaques throughout my vascular system, resulting in 40% -50% narrowing of my coronary and vertebral arteries. For someone who is normal weight, non-diabetic, and who has exercised rigorously and taken statins for 25 years, there appears to be no way to reverse the damage that started as a child. I could still have a liquid-filled plaque burst and stroke me. Stenting is restricted to folks with 75% or more stenosis per common practice. If you have already outlived your statistical expiration they are not very interested in you, unless a sroke puts you in a wheelchair then they might recommend speech and physical therapy.

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Wow! I’m trying to figure out how that happens, except I will say I recall my Dad, who had no risk factors, had a heart attack and immediate quadruple bypass at age 63. Eventually 4 stents, statins, cardioversion, and a long, active life despite all of that.

Have your cholesterol labs been good?