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Nuclear Stress Test - Not accurate

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@briarrose Thankyou for that response 🙂 My goal like everyone else is to be here for a long time!! I did actually speak to my cardiologist last week- I bothered him until He said come into the office and let's discuss!! He said like you said no infarction or ischemia. My Mets were 11.2- and that the fixed perfusion based off imaging was an artifact...even though in my brain it can go either way. "GOOGLE" can sometimes be our friend but can also scare the heck out of us. He did make me feel better as I had a whole list of questions for him!!! He told me he did not feel justified with a Cath at this time because my Mets of 11.2 were so good. (Treadmill) however, I have read top athletes can get an amazing test result and still have blockages. I did not have any chest tightness or feeling out of the norm while testing so I guess that is a good thing?!! So, if there is any type of blockage I guess we are at the beginning of a long journey!! He wants to put me on Rosuvastatin and a daily aspirin... (CAC score of 21.1) I just don't know what to do. Thank you again for your response!! Here is to long Gevity and trying to make it to 70!! I pray the good lord gives me many many more good years!!

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@tabicat03 Have you had a Calcium Scoring test?

@tabicat03 If your CAC is over zero, then standard procedure is to take statins, which will prevent further accumulation by lowering your LDL as well as calcify any "dangerous" soft plaque you may have. So, yes, you should be taking it even though you have no symptoms. I have a CAC score higher than yours, and I am a runner and have no symptoms - but I still take a statin.

Do you have an LDL test result?