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49 yo male 1900 calcium score normal stress test and echocardiogram
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Aug 3, 2023 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
So CaC score 1900
Echocardiogram gram is great
Stress test couldn’t be better
EKG I’d fine
Bp 120/70
Resting HR 84
Total cholesterol is 80 under new meds..
A1C 7.4
Super comfuded. Should I ask for a retest on the cac test. Maybe a false positive? Anxiety is next level. Father died of a heart attack in 92 ath the age of 48 but did not take care of himself. Never went to Dr and smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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Another person with high CAC score here despite heart healthy lifestyle. Normal lipid profile for years. EKG and nuclear stress test came back normal. I had a CT coronary angiogram because LAD score was high and the CT angiogram showed that the CAC score was correct. There was plaque in multiple arteries but none caused more than 50% stenosis. Hence the normal stress test I guess. My mother had a quadruple bypass at about my age but I didn’t think it would be my story because she didn’t take care of herself and I did/do.
Guess my point is that it seems very unlikely that your score is wrong. I had the same hope/question but it wasn’t wrong. Yet with statins and a heart healthy lifestyle, according to my cardiologist, the progression can be stopped. (Your CAC score may actually go up on a subsequent test because the plaques calcify but their volume does not increase.)
Good luck with your journey!
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So, high CAC, high A1C, high heart rate?
Total cholesterol below 80? This seems pretty low ...
Baby aspirin article from Mayo ... https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/daily-aspirin-therapy/art-20046797