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High CAC Score: Which stress test did you have as a follow-up test?

Posted by heartme @heartme, Mar 11, 2023

Hi. I have read through the high CAC score thread and many mention having a stress test afterward but the specific kind is not mentioned. So my question to you, community, is which kind of stress test did you have after your high CAC score? Nuclear or not? Thank you.

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cleerlyseeker | @cleerlyseeker | Mar 12, 2023

The present course of action is not a stress test but a scan that will show the soft plaque burden and other details a stress test will not. A stress test only shows (typically) results as blockage is greater than 70%, until then it is a waste, hence the scans.

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stanimal | @stanimal | Mar 12, 2023

I had a echo stress which was inconclusive so I then had a SPEC MPI which showed no blockage and normal blood flow

My calcium score was 1080

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