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Living with high calcium score
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 24 1:03pm | Replies (77)Comment receiving replies
I'm 73 and have a high coronary calcium score; 805. Left Main 249, LAD 539, LCX 1, RCA 16, & PDA 0. I have been an avid runner for 50 years, exercise regularly, Resting pulse 38-40, Strong ability to exercise. Enlarged left Aorta (4.1). Angiogram shows 30% blockage in one area otherwise zero. Very health asymptomatic. On statin, shifted to a Mediterranean diet and reducing fat intake. Cardiologist has not expressed excessive concern other than diet, exercise and statin. Is there anything else I should be doing? Should I consider a more aggressive treatment and if so what?
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@rcem You're doing what you can. Exercise is good. What is your LDL? You want it under 70 at the very least, and ideally lower than that.
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@rcem my husbands is 5185 no symptoms. Discovered checking his lungs. Seems like that’s all we can do. My husband’s atorvastatin was increased from 10mg to 80mg and added a Baby Aspirin 81mg daily. He is 67 so depending on age and risk factors, aspirin is not always recommended. He also exercises and changed diet ( he loves red meat, desserts etc). Eating and eating out is not much fun anymore.