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Any people in their 40s with very high CAC scores?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Dec 19 4:03pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
How’s it going? I also had a kid at 41 and now two years later I find out I have a CAC score of 192. I’m freaking out and scouring the internet to try to see if I’m going to die soon. I’m in the 95+ percentile and it makes it sound like I’m definitely going to have a death by cardiac event in the next three years. I am going to try to see a cardiologist but it will probably take almost a year to get into one around here. It’s an incredibly stressful result to get and then not be able to really do anything about for months (outside of diet and exercise) . Did you get any follow up tests after spending some time on the ezetimibe?
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@nagoh I'm sorry you have ended up in this boat as well! Have you spoken with your primary care doctor? They could at least start you on a statin if you aren't on one already. They might also be able to refer you into a cardiologist more quickly. It only took me about 6 weeks to see a cardiologist after my high CAC, and that felt like an eternity!
My numbers have been fine on Crestor and Zetia. At last check my LDL was 55.
I have to admit I do still worry quite a bit about having a heart attack. I've thought about seeing a therapist about it to see if that might help, since honestly my cardiologist seems proactive about keeping my numbers down but otherwise not that worried. I don't think I need to be as worried as I am, but it stresses me out quite a bit. It's been almost a year now since my CAC test, so I'm giving a bit more time to see if that helps. I think it's probably normal to have a stressful period of adjustment for this kind of diagnosis. Otherwise I take care of myself - I eat well and exercise nearly every day. I try to have fun! I'm just trying to keep on keeping on...