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@pkoutou Hello, After having a calcium CT scan done (March of this year) and getting my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895937/

Discussion: 49 yo male 1900 calcium score normal stress test and echocardiogram

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

At 396 you should be fine. Change nutrition immediately, exercise more than you are (cardio), and...

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Discussion: Cholesterol score vs CAC score

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 27, 2023

As long as we are discussing statins, I have a question that I wonder if you...

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Discussion: Any evidence to support statins and aspirin are better taken at night?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 8, 2016

I am in the same boat but had a NSTEMI at 57. I had a CAC...

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Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Hi Missy, My 2235 CAC was shortly after the stents were put in place so you...

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Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

@bigbern I'm also a part of our illustrious group with my 2316 score and was put...

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Discussion: High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 28, 2018

I appreciate your responses. You are on the good side of things score wise and living...

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Discussion: High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 25, 2023

@santafepete Sorry to hear about all this anxiety...my two cents. This does not sound like a...

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Discussion: High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

Hear you.... I'm 71 and was hit with similar news at 50. Your lucky in that...

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Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 16, 2023

Thanks for the compliment, @iceblue. I certainly agree that we all must be active participants in...

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Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Dec 17, 2019

Figured I’d post an update. Went in for the stress test today and passed it with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/731438/

Discussion: Extremely high calcium score at 42 - is there any positive here??

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 27, 2022

thanks janell for message when i first took rapatha my cholesterol was 5.3 total bad cholesterol...

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Discussion: Has anyone experienced depression after taking praluent?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: 3 days ago

One thing that my doctor told me was if you drink coffee for one cup of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823305/

Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 9, 2023

I initially asked wondering if there is a reason for the specific statin you are taking,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152865/

Discussion: Anyone else experiencing allergic reactions to heart medications?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

This is a lot of specific info and your plaque is exactly in the same arteries...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848647/

Discussion: Extremely high calcium score at 42 - is there any positive here??

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 24, 2023

My husband has a CAC score of 400 and we were alarmed, too! However the echocardiogram...

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Discussion: Any women with high CAC scores?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Nov 2, 2022

Hi @marksr and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Because members of Connect are not medical professionals...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/604167/

Discussion: First Calcium Heart Scan - 50 Years Old and Frightened!

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 23, 2021

Cardinal rule: a second opinion, like time spent on research, is seldom wasted. If nothing else,...

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Discussion: What would you do in my situation? Should I be worried?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 12 10:55am

Many years ago my doctor prescribed a couple of different statins and everything caused severe muscle...

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Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jun 26, 2024

Increasingly the latest findings are that PUFAs, especially the more rancid ones if consumed, lead to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091416/

Discussion: Crazy high calcium score of 3,000+

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 21, 2024