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Extremely high calcium score at 42 - is there any positive here??
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Apr 16 10:55pm | Replies (173)Comment receiving replies
All,
A quick update ... had QuestDiagnostics complete a Advanced Lipid panel/CardioIQ. Results were interesting (have posted on another of the high CAC threads, as well):
Total cholesterol - 94
HDL - 45
LDL-37
Triglycerides - 42
non HDL Cholesterol - 49
LDL particle - 883
LDL Small - 159
LDL Medium - 154
LDL Pattern - A
LDL Peak size - 218.7
HDL large - 6235
Apolipoprote in B - 43
Lipoprotein (a) - 28
Generally good numbers, yes?
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To my untrained eye, yeah, they look generally good. The one question mark I'd have is the Lp(a) number, though. I'm assuming the unit of measurement is mg/dl here? On my test, the upper limit of the range is 30. If that's yours too, then I'd wonder if your number -- while still technically below 30 -- might be a bit of a red flag there. My understanding is that Lp(a) is one of the lipid levels that has been strongly linked with atherosclerotic development and (again, I think) is regarded as likely to be an inherited characteristic. Would be curious what a well-trained cardiologist would make of it given your high calcium score.