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Living with high calcium score
I am a 53 year old male. Just found out I have a CAC of 731. Most of it (699) is in the right coronary. I exercise 5 times a week , used to eat eggs every day (15-20 per week), cottage cheese and yogurt. Upon hearing this news, stopped eating eggs right away. Just trying to figure out what else to adjust. I don't have BP and am at a healthy weight of around 160 lbs for 5'8".
Doctor still has to reach out to me and I think most likely I will be put on Statins. I have high LDL and Apo(b), but triglycerides are under control.
The question I have is, how else should I adjust the lifestyle. I don't drink or smoke or eat meat. Should I reduce how hard I work out? I used to take my HR to 165 and whenever I did it I used to get a heartburn. I was thinking that the workout has triggered acid reflux but looks like something else is going on.
For those with high CAC , how hard do you work out? Should I stop hiking and running? Looking for some insights.
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Your post got buried in a post about coronary artery calcium. Suggest you try again to post it as its own thread in the Heart and Blood Health group.
how do you qualify for the program? Is it your CAC score or your cholesterol numbers etc.?
I have seen Dr. Ornish program being discussed on this forum. Can we have more discussions on this topic here. I have high CAC score, but do not qualify for the program yet. There are a lot of info online.
If anyone is following the program, can I get some input on how practical the diet is and also tips on how to lead a social life on this diet. Thank you
My 41 year old son needs heart surgery for post tetralogy correction after corrective surgery at age three
What are pros, any of surgery by adult congenital heart surgeon vice pediatric surgeon?
No. I had an echocardiogram and a nuclear stress test, both normal, so stopped there
"Irrational" fear of invasive heart surgery? I would think it would be irrational NOT to fear invasive heart surgery! I wish you best:)
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1 ReactionCT type scans have issues with artifacts associated the reflectivity of the calcium, so not as useful.
no other recommendations other than an echocardiogram and an treadmill stress test.
Did your Dr rec a angiogram ? I would think the non invasive would be a good piece of mind
Ah, OK, you're referring specifically to medical care. My care was excellent, but interactions since I kept the military with their medical system has been limited to pharmacy departments. Remember, however, the system in the military is designed to support younger people - and, then to reflect care in civilian SoC systems. Increasingly, any specialty care is done by civilian sector.