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diagnosed with a high calcium score of 1350
just got diagnosed with a high calcium score of 1350 . i am 58 years old and live well. no smoking , drinking or diabetic and exercise between 30 to 40 minutes a day. i feel strong and well but i got this high score. spoke to my heart doctor and he just bumped up my crestor to lower my colestrol which is good but my doctor says he wants to drop it even further . anybody else have had a similar experience. thanks
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Without insurance, Repatha is about $250 per dose (every 2 weeks). The other 2 I get from Cost Plus Drugs without insurance and they are about $24 for a 90 day supply for both
I have a calcium score of 1359 which really surprised my doctor because everything else in my blood work is in the green. He has me on one Rosuvastatin per day. I have never posted anything healthwise before and it is nice to read from other people in my condition.
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2 Reactions@kcsam The old aphorism goes, 'Misery loves company.' 😀
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1 ReactionThat is high and could be signs of calcium build up in your arteries. If you don't have any symptoms, you may need to start taking statins. Definitely start taking something even if you already exercise etc. It could be familial. My sister-in-law had CAC in the 400s and had one artery 90% blocked. She is older and was having symptoms. My husband and I have had CAC and it is near 0 but doesn't mean soft plaque isn't building. Keep an eye on that and maybe statins. Advanced lipid test showed my LPa and ApoB very high, so I am now on injectable Repatha which has been good except for side effects. I am allergic to statins. Causes severe muscle pain and spasms.
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Greetings!
I too was shocked to discover a CT calcium score of 1146. I am athletic at age 74. I am now taking Rosuvastatin 20 mg and Ezetimibe 10 mg and have increased my cardio workouts. No untoward side effects from the statins. A high score could mean there is hardened plaque within the arterial walls with no current danger. It’s the soft plaque that can block arteries if it breaks loose. Systemic inflammation of a sustained nature can trigger soft plaque breakaways. Watch your sugar intake carefully as that really fuels inflammation.
My PCP sent me to a cardiologist who ordered a nuclear stress test, a carotid Doppler test & an echo cardiogram. All the tests showed that I have no clogged arteries. Phew! For now…
Try getting your Lp(a) and ApoB lipoprotein scores. In about 16 months there will be a new drug for the Lp(a) which is the most dangerous of all. Or so says my cardiologist at MassGeneral Brigham Hospital.
150-200 minutes a week of exercise really improves the risk profile for folks like us despite genetic predispositions for progressive heart disease.
It’s all about slowing the progression of disease processes.
Best of luck.
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