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69% blockage of carotid artery

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@carolman210 I don’t understand how a calcium score tells you about the percentage of blockage that doesn’t sound right to me. An ultrasound test that takes a three-dimensional picture of your carotid artery shows you the amount of blockage.. And the person above who wrote that baby aspirin was just a doctor covering his ass I don’t believe that either baby aspirin have a purpose and that’s to keep the blood thin to avoid blood clots forming. You should have your LPa tested for familial coronary artery disease. If it runs in your family, keep your cholesterol as low as you can and see a cardiologist once a year if you have a high calcium score.

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@loriesco It's not the calcium score that you get on a blood test. It's a CT calcium scan that measures the amount of calcified plaque in the arteries that feed your heart muscle. I've already had that, plus an angiogram. It's only this year that my doctor wants to check the carotid just to have it in the record. It wasn't the first thing he looked at, not at all.

Good description of the scan for anyone interested:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/heart-scan/about/pac-20384686