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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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@dma053

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?

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gfmama | @gfmama | Jan 30, 2023

I found this very helpful. The composition of plaque changes with statin. https://www.verywellhealth.com/statins-and-your-calcium-scores-1746355

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