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diagnosed with a high calcium score of 1350

Posted by calongi1000 @calongi1000, Oct 31 2:45pm

just got diagnosed with a high calcium score of 1350 . i am 58 years old and live well. no smoking , drinking or diabetic and exercise between 30 to 40 minutes a day. i feel strong and well but i got this high score. spoke to my heart doctor and he just bumped up my crestor to lower my colestrol which is good but my doctor says he wants to drop it even further . anybody else have had a similar experience. thanks

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vjo16 | @vjo16 | Nov 2 7:04pm
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@trizee2293

Unfortunately there is no getting better from arteriosclerosis.

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I have heard that there is. I watch Dr. Becker and Cindy Becker at 4 o’clock on CTN and there are certain supplements you can take that will help you dissolve that or dietary changes that will help it get better. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I’ve heard. Maybe you could Google it check on it. Most regular physicians unless they’re with integrative medicine do not believe there’s anything that can help but certain supplements will help you with this condition. If you want to check it out at least that’s what I’ve heard. I hope so.

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trizee2293 | @trizee2293 | Nov 2 7:32pm
In reply to @vjo16 "I have heard that there is. I watch Dr. Becker and Cindy Becker at 4 o’clock..." + (show)
@vjo16

I have heard that there is. I watch Dr. Becker and Cindy Becker at 4 o’clock on CTN and there are certain supplements you can take that will help you dissolve that or dietary changes that will help it get better. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I’ve heard. Maybe you could Google it check on it. Most regular physicians unless they’re with integrative medicine do not believe there’s anything that can help but certain supplements will help you with this condition. If you want to check it out at least that’s what I’ve heard. I hope so.

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Will do!
Many thanks

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kisu | @kisu | Nov 2 9:30pm
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@missey

I am very surprised that he did not prescribe Repatha epiPen! With the combination of a estimbe. My score was 306. I could not tolerate statins at all. This medication has been fantastic and my LDL is now 40! Did he do a lab test for LPA and also for APOB?… LPA is a marker for familial genetic cholesterol problems and APOB (Aloprotein )is a better marker for heart, disease, stroke, etc. than the cholesterol number. Did he also prescribed you to do a stress test or a Doppler with contrast dye to get the picture of your heart and how your blood vessels are faring? Did he prescribed blood pressure medicine?

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I'm waiting for Praulent insurance authorization. May I ask your cost for Praulent? I have a high CAC score and will be getting a stress test/dye next week. My APOE 3/4 allele is probably responsible for my CAC score. My Lp(a) is 115.2 nmol/L, and APOB 91. Since Lp(a) is an independent factor, taking a statin, exercising or dieting will not reduce it, and taking a higher statin can increase your Lp(a) by up to 20%. Cardiologists say Lp(a) is not a plaque burden molecule it's a plaque de-stabilizer and mostly related to the Carotid artery, not CAC scores. I told my Cardiologist I wanted a CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness) sonogram. He said he had no idea where I could get one. PCSK9's reduces Lp(a) up to 32% and LDL up to 70%. siRNA (Leqvio) Can reduce Lp(a) up to 90% and up to 50% for LDL.

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missey | @missey | Nov 2 10:47pm
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@kisu

I'm waiting for Praulent insurance authorization. May I ask your cost for Praulent? I have a high CAC score and will be getting a stress test/dye next week. My APOE 3/4 allele is probably responsible for my CAC score. My Lp(a) is 115.2 nmol/L, and APOB 91. Since Lp(a) is an independent factor, taking a statin, exercising or dieting will not reduce it, and taking a higher statin can increase your Lp(a) by up to 20%. Cardiologists say Lp(a) is not a plaque burden molecule it's a plaque de-stabilizer and mostly related to the Carotid artery, not CAC scores. I told my Cardiologist I wanted a CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness) sonogram. He said he had no idea where I could get one. PCSK9's reduces Lp(a) up to 32% and LDL up to 70%. siRNA (Leqvio) Can reduce Lp(a) up to 90% and up to 50% for LDL.

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I take Repatha not what you were looking at, but they are similar. I do not have familiar -hereditary high cholesterol problems.LPa is associated with that and my score is within bounds. Contact Mayo clinic or Cleveland clinic and see if they can direct you to the test you are asking your doctor for

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mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | Nov 3 11:16am
In reply to @vjo16 "I have heard that there is. I watch Dr. Becker and Cindy Becker at 4 o’clock..." + (show)
@vjo16

I have heard that there is. I watch Dr. Becker and Cindy Becker at 4 o’clock on CTN and there are certain supplements you can take that will help you dissolve that or dietary changes that will help it get better. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s what I’ve heard. Maybe you could Google it check on it. Most regular physicians unless they’re with integrative medicine do not believe there’s anything that can help but certain supplements will help you with this condition. If you want to check it out at least that’s what I’ve heard. I hope so.

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My reading indicates there is no "getting better" from arterial calcium - given our timeframe (life) the already formed cholesterol will not be dissolved, and when converted to calcium will not be dissolved. If you hear of ANYONE that has a calcium score that has been reduced, please let all of us know.

I have read of no "supplements" that will affect or reduce calcium in the arteries.

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