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Should I worry about a high Calcium score

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Mar 22, 2024 | Replies (44)
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So, Paul, you say your doc has recommended statins "...for several years ..." but you only recently got CAC results?

And, you note you are fit, a triathelete taking no meds? This sounds far outside the norm for recommending statins. Here's a calculator ... https://tools.acc.org/ascvd-risk-estimator-plus/

Doesn't LDL of 150 and HDL of 70 mean your total cholesterol is high?

I would get Advanced Lipids panel done - Cardio IQ is one company name.

Stress test with echo might be good idea.

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paul63 | @paul63 | Jun 16, 2023

Total cholesterol is not overly high, around 240 I think from memory, but ratio was always below 4. High HDL and low TG is also a good marker, so they are the reasons i never wanted to take a statin.

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