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I have a very high calcium score. What next?
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@christianzane this is what is so confusing to me and how useful cac scores are for prognostication. If you have this compensatory enlargement, are you safer from MACE events? I had a very high score, but mild atherosclerosis, but I also needed one stent. I understand I have coronary artery disease, but maybe not as bad as my calcium score would imply.
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Calcium scores don't tell you anything about blockage, just calcium levels. Just because you have a high CAC score doesn't mean you have blockages. The opposite is true too. My doctor always reminds me he has patients in their 90s with 4000 CAC scores with no blockages and live perfectly normal lives, so every situation is different. If you want peace of mind go and get more tests to determine if there are any blockages. I don't bother as I feel fine and changed my diet and lifestyle. The second I start feeling winded or pain I'll do those tests.