High CAC Score and Current Status

You are free to present your opinions but not your own "facts".

So you have determined that what rochelle369 said is opinion, not fact? But what mayoconnectuser1 said is fact, not opinion?

whineboy,

This is not a facebook page - heresay and marketing are not appropriate.

Dr. Dean Ornish is one of the few physicians who did his homework with respect to Heart Disease and diet/lifestyle. His sample size while small was nevertheless well studied and very meaningful. Medicare rarely accepts the results of popular or celebrity people. If you review his program, you will see how holistic and in-depth it is.

The problem in our society is that scientists generally follow the money. So if a new technique in heart surgery is proposed then there is a high level of interest. If you are addressing root cause that will result in fewer surgeries as well as hospital stays, then you are putting people out of work.

The problem with Dr. Dean Ornish’s program is the difficulty that most patients have with major life style changes. Our Western society values and supports unhealthy eating and living.

So back to my question about Calcium in one’s arteries. If in fact K2 does not facilitate the reduction of calcium from plaque, is there a benefit as to bone density? Or is this another example of unproven solutions?

You are a good example of a good approach to your heart disease. Ornish is not unique in his approach - we can all agree that healthier lifestyles are beneficial. However, he cannot demonstrate any reversal of heart disease, and it is impossible to differentiate between cause and effect since there are so many variables and a lack of studies based on his program. The problem is when people believe that his solutions alone can provide some magic bullet. You are wise in that you incorporate the 80 mg of rosuvastatin in addition to the healthy lifestyle. This has been demonstrated in numerous independent double-blind peer reviewed studies to have a tangible benefit. Others can "whine" about comparisons to unproven theories, but you will most likely enjoy a longer healthier life.

My Cardiologists suggested that the increase in statin may also have increased the density of calcium in my arteries, but not necessarily resulting in reducing blood flow. As most would agree, it is not the stable plaque erupting that results in a thrombosis, but rather new unstable plaque that breaks off and ends up as a precursor to an occluded artery.
I might mention that in the study that Dr. Dean Ornish followed for I believe five years did demonstrate increased blood flow resulting from decreased overall blockage (shown by Cardiac PET Scan) for some of the participants as well as stability for the others. Keep in mind that Atherosclerosis is considered a progressive disease. Therefore if you are able to stop the progression, I would consider that a win, let alone regress the disease. But, what you say is also important. There are really no magic bullets. Our life spans require that we study changes to physiology over years if not lifetimes.

“Hearsay” is a legal term that doesn’t mean what you think. Or were you intending “heresy “?
And it is awfully presumptuous of you to appoint yourself the arbiter of what people can say here.

Again, this is not a Facebook page where opinions count for much.

If you have an issue with my comments please take it up with the site administrator.

This is serious medical stuff - not a place to advertise unproven diet solutions or un-confirmed cures.

An interesting article ... https://www.tctmd.com/news/statins-positively-alter-coronary-plaque-composition

Supports what my Cardiologist discussed with me. I went from 40 mg to 80 mg of Statin and saw an increase in my Calcium score.