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Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Feb 13 9:01am | Replies (640)
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@cindywinger

UPDATE: I just spoke with cardiology yesterday, and they will not retest. They said, "they are not inclined to repeat it, and in fact are actively disinclined in most cases, favoring aggressive risk factor modification".

My LDLs finally creeped over 70 on my last blood work so will increase my statin. Aggressive risk factor modifications indicate keeping it under 70.

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mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | Nov 17, 2022

So, what sort of rationale did they provide for not retesting every few years - it is very common to retest to check progression.

The cost is usually around $100 for a CAC test - not a CTA.

How about stress tests with echocardiogram? How did you determine you have no blockages?

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