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I have a very high calcium score. What next?
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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.
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@christianzane I had a 2500 calcium score. Ended up with a stent in LAD for a blockage during catheterization in August, mild atherosclerosis in the other arteries. The highest calcium score was in my RCA, but it was only mild in that artery. LDL of 37 APOB of 49 and hs-crp of .5. Im 44 years old, just nervous about my future and how to plan for it. I'm glad my arteries are not as damaged as the calcium score would imply, glad I did not need a bypass. Just wondering what it means for my future with such a high calcium score.