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I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jun 23 7:02pm | Replies (346)
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@christianzane

I wouldn't bother with a angiogram unless you are experiencing shortness of breath when exerting yourself of chest pain. There is good information about asymptomatic people who have high CAC scores here. Take a stain, quick smoking, exercise and stick to a plant based diet as much as possible:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5689148/

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tylindy | @tylindy | Jul 11, 2023

@christianzane I thought this article was very informative. Do you know if this is still considered the standard approach to dealing with this cohort of patients? I fall into this group and just received my CAC over 400. I was expecting a stress test, but this article doesn't recommend, only use of statin and controlling LDL to a low level. They also refer to "reversing" the disease which I had not thought was possible, but it sure sounds better than focusing on the high probability of bad events. Thanks for posting the link

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