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High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Posted by mcphee @mcphee, Dec 14, 2016

I have a calcium score of 1,950 which is extremely high which means I am at a very high risk for a cardiac event,heart attack,stroke or sudden death.

I take a statin and baby aspirin. I have never been sick, have excellent cholesterol, low blood pressure and I am not overweight. I have no other health problems and I have never been sick. But I feel like a walking time bomb which has caused me a lot of stress. I am 70 yrs old.

I wonder how others with this condition feel emotionally?

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mark430 | @mark430 | Jun 15, 2020

There is an algorithm available to your cardiologist that enables him/her to plug in several variables, including CAC score, age, and several others. With that information he/she could give you a percentage of the likelihood that you will have a cardiac event within the next ten years. You may be pleasantly surprised. No guarantees, of course, but I was happy with the results of his calculation.

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botexas | @botexas | Jun 15, 2020
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@bluesdoc

This is very reassuring to many of us. Not that this necessarily applies to any of us, but we're all grabbing for straws here as clearly, the medical profession (including me) is fairly clueless about our cohort. So, rays of optimism are warmly embraced. Thanks for sharing this, botexas.

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Thanks, high CAC score not a death sentence. Keep moving, worry and stress bigger problem.

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botexas | @botexas | Jun 15, 2020
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@tennisplayer

That’s great news. Did you have a catheterization to find that out?

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Had a very high resolution CAC scan with dye and they measured blood flow. Cost $3200 and Medicare did not pay. Medicare not much on prevention,only when you have a problem.

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bluesdoc | @bluesdoc | Jun 12, 2020
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@seaera

I am 70 years old, male. Three years ago diagnosed with 2000 CAC score. I am on 40 mg atorvastatin, losartan (BP never real high but now lower), aspirin. Very lean - avid exerciser. No blockages. No apparent symptoms.....

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No blockages based on angio results?

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wisconsin2267 | @wisconsin2267 | Jun 12, 2020
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@seaera

I am 70 years old, male. Three years ago diagnosed with 2000 CAC score. I am on 40 mg atorvastatin, losartan (BP never real high but now lower), aspirin. Very lean - avid exerciser. No blockages. No apparent symptoms.....

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So glad to hear!! Thanks for posting❤️

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seaera | @seaera | Jun 12, 2020
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@1997ta

I don’t believe it dissolves calcium. I believe it just directs calcium away from the vascular system into the bones, teeth, etc. where it’s suppose to go. But I’m no doctor.

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I am 70 years old, male. Three years ago diagnosed with 2000 CAC score. I am on 40 mg atorvastatin, losartan (BP never real high but now lower), aspirin. Very lean - avid exerciser. No blockages. No apparent symptoms.....

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bluesdoc | @bluesdoc | Jun 12, 2020
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@botexas

I have a CAC score of 2500 and my three main arteries are 90% open. I am 77

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This is very reassuring to many of us. Not that this necessarily applies to any of us, but we're all grabbing for straws here as clearly, the medical profession (including me) is fairly clueless about our cohort. So, rays of optimism are warmly embraced. Thanks for sharing this, botexas.

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wisconsin2267 | @wisconsin2267 | Jun 12, 2020
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@botexas

I have a CAC score of 2500 and my three main arteries are 90% open. I am 77

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I am 54 and have a score of 2267. Thanks for your post as it gives us hope!!

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tennisplayer | @tennisplayer | Jun 12, 2020
In reply to @botexas "I have a CAC score of 2500 and my three main arteries are 90% open. I..." + (show)
@botexas

I have a CAC score of 2500 and my three main arteries are 90% open. I am 77

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That’s great news. Did you have a catheterization to find that out?

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botexas | @botexas | Jun 12, 2020

I have a CAC score of 2500 and my three main arteries are 90% open. I am 77

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