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I have a very high calcium score. What next?
Just joined the site and I'm looking to share with others who have had a high calcium score. I found out today that mine is 2996 and I am scared by this. I am 61 and I am totally asymptomatic. Now I feel like a walking time bomb. I am thinking of requesting an angiogram to see if there's any narrowing anywhere and if it can be corrected with a stent. After a second heart doctor told me that the plaque buildup might be uniform over the course of years with no big problem areas, I am encouraged. But the score still freaks me out, specifically my LAD at 1333. I don't smoke or drink but I have to lose 40 lbs.
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I am a 67 year old with a CAC of 613. Pre-diabetic. BMI of 23. On Rosuvastatin 20 mg, Aspirin 81mg, and Amilodipine 5mgs daily
My LDL 36. Total Choletestrol 117, Triglyceride 64, HDL 67.
My cardiologist is recommending Ozempic 0.25 mg /week by injection for cardiac protection (not for weight loss or diabetes). My out of pocket expense will be $560 a month.
Anyone else got recommendation to start on Ozempic?
Any thoughts? Thank you
I haven’t heard of ozempic for cardio, but wegovy has been approved by the FDA for cardio and, therefore, even Medicare covers it, but you hit the donut hole very quickly and have large out of pocket until the next year. That was fine with me because it made me feel so bad I wouldn’t have continued taking wegovy after two months anyway.