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I have a very high calcium score. What next?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Jun 23 7:02pm | Replies (346)Comment receiving replies
Hmmm ... odd that he would not publish it in some way.
Sent him a note.
And, I'm guessing it did not go down - even though he went to great lengths to get it to do so.
Still looking for glimmer.
OTOH - the more I read, the more I keep seeing that in many cases a cath is done, with findings that indicate the calcium is in the walls of the arteries, vs inside ... but, lots of variability.
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Your doc should check blood flow with nuclear stress test and sonogram etc. if the blood flow is good, don’t worry. That’s my story. And I’m 70 with 642 score after having taken statins for years.
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It would not go down, I think that's very difficult. What we're looking for is retardation of the progression, so instead of 20% annual growth something more like 10 or 7%. Statins inherently increase calcification which in essence is good as it's stabilization of the plaque, it's that soft gooey stuff that causes a lot of people problems. As I've mentioned before, my doctor has patients in their mid-90s with CAC scores in the 1000s so living with it is do-able with lifestyle changes and awareness/monitoring of the condition.