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I have a very high calcium score. What next?

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@mayoconnectuser1

So, next step is to decide what your targets are - not what the charts say is normal, since you know you are not a normal patient, but one that wants to lower heart disease risk.

Here's a link to one of many studies/reviews/analyses - European recommendations are different from US - don't get hung up on this. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5871968/

Chol - about 120
Trig - about 50
LCL - about 55 (some studies point to 25-55, below 25 the "goodness" starts to drop off
HDL - as high as reasonable exercise can get it (mine does not respond much to exercise - have been stuck in mid 40s all my life)

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jaxson123 | @jaxson123 | Jun 5, 2023

I got the advanced Lipid panel, still awaiting my results. My regular panel is in. After being on a statin 20mg, and baby aspirin for about a month now, and watching what I eat to do my best its relatively clean, with more then customary exercise, I am seeing a nice improvement. I will need to keep up the good fight:

Chol - 117
Trig - 68
HDL - 44
LDL - 59

Like to see my HDL/Trig move another 20-30 down over time.

I go in for my stress/nuclear test this morning.

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