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High Cardiac Calcium Score while on Statins

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Feb 8, 2023 | Replies (18)

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@colleenyoung

Welcome @dma053, I'm tagging fellow members like @drmanny3 @mayoconnectuser1 @astaingegerdm @ihatediabetes @robertaholmes @brawleyite @predictable on this discussion regarding statins and high calcium score to share their experiences with you.

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Dma, have statins been recommended for you?

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Great! Thanks Colleen

Yes - I was already taking 5 mg Crestor - doc increased it to 20mg. I read online that statins can cause calcium score to increase so I was wondering if anyone else has similar experience?