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High CAC Score for age (86th percentile)

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 22, 2022 | Replies (8)
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@mayoconnectuser1

IMO, you should get these non-invasive tests immediately:
- full/advanced lipid panel (like a Cardio IQ)
- stress test WITH echo
- CT Angiogram

The combination of these will provide sufficient information to determine whether you should have a catheterization (invasive, but the gold standard/certain test). Note - many cardiologists will move slowly since you don't present with chest pain or other indications. Don't let them - insist on the tests.

You don't mention your lifestyle, weight, LDL or A1C ... have you ever had chest pain?

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rbilabronze | @rbilabronze | Oct 20, 2022

Hi. Thanks for the note. Lifestyle generally healthy. BMI 25ish. LDL 117. Fasting glucose higher than I would like at 110. A1C 5.4%. Blood pressure goes very high in clinical setting and ok at home (not great but ok). I started BP meds a few months ago and started Lipitor a week ago after this reading.
I had an echo stress test in March 2020 and was clear. I don’t have any chest pains / symptoms.

I don’t want to go slowly especially if can get actionable data. I appreciate your thoughts.

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