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I have a very high calcium score. What next?

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@writer418

I have a question for you or anyone. When I was told I had a score of 642, I was shocked and then determined to bring it down. My cardiologist said it's not a test to take often and suggested maybe in 10 years. Has anyone here had a test go down after making changes and how long did it take before you had another calcium test? Has anyone had more than one? And what were the results?

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Mine was 573 and I'm going to watch my diet, fast walk 2 miles every day, lose 7# to get to 175#. Take my lipator and zetia every day with a baby aspirin. I'm not going to worry about this. If my Dr. says to see a cardiologist I will. I'm just going to live life.

you cannot reduce calcium. you can reduce soft plaque lipid pools and you can stop adding to those pools that may turn into calcium, the alternative is they remain as is or grow and are considered more vulnerable and higher risk than their calcified cousins.

writer418,

To my knowledge, limited though it is compared with competent and experienced doctors, there is no evidence to show calcium can be reduced. It's progression may be slowed, however.

Let us know if you come up with a study that shows that.

But my question remains. Forget studies for a moment. Has anyone here had real life experience in taking a second or third CT Calcium scan and did the results go up, down or not move at all? Surely someone has done this. I'm curious. Not interested....for the moment...in studies and Youtube docs. thanks.

There is article recently written and the author has taken three calcium scans in 20 years and he is reporting the results of the third scan soon and what ramifications there are based on his diet/statin use/exercise etc, I'm can't post the URL but it's the Courier Journal in Louisville KY and the author is Bryant Stamford.