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SteveSH, I answered on another post to you ... to my knowledge, once calcium is present,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/828271/

Discussion: High CAC Score and Current Status

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 19, 2023

If you have good insurance and/or can afford the injectable cholesterol lowering medication like Repatha it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823770/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 10, 2023

I was allergic to statins, as a result I experienced awful pain in my arms. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823096/

Discussion: I'm worried about taking statins and side effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 8, 2023

decopainter, I am assuming you tried several different statins? There are several versions. How about injectables...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822860/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 8, 2023

MY SPOUSE GOT THE ADVISE FROM HER DOCTOR. MEDICATION WAS WORSE THAN NOTHING. YOU DON’T HAVE...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822353/

Discussion: I'm worried about taking statins and side effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 7, 2023

This just out - potential partial alternative to statins ... https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2215024?query=featured_home

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/820905/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Mar 4, 2023

Hi, sure wish I had known about the connection between statins and neuropathy..I had open heart...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/820725/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Mar 4, 2023

My wife had somewhat of same issue....she tried the new injectable drug to lower cholesteral called...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/818493/

Discussion: I'm worried about taking statins and side effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 28, 2023

I've had two - over three years. 15% increase per year ... not uncommon, especially given...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/813140/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 17, 2023

My former cardiologist invented the calcium score and it enabled me to avoid statins despite having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803085/

Discussion: High Cardiac Calcium Score while on Statins

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 28, 2023

The youtube quacks who claim statins are the devil are morons. Statins not only lower your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/798954/

Discussion: Proceed after stent surgery

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 19, 2023

My diet before 2006 was probably like many people's diets -- too heavy in red meat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/796091/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 13, 2023

ilene, 40 mg/d of atovastatin is reportedly not uncommon if doc is aggressively treating high CAC....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767628/

Discussion: Any women with high CAC scores?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 31, 2022

I have chronic elevated cholesterol and my former cardiologist was the inventor of the calcium score....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764006/

Discussion: High CAC Score for age (86th percentile)

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 21, 2022

I couldnt take statins any longer and was put on a new drug nexlizet. My. Cholestoral...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748234/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 11, 2022

You’ve got this! I am in the camp of having a heart to heart with your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747814/

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

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 10, 2022

steveny, The Brits would consider our common circumstances ... and stand tall, then say, "Right." Meaning...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/729269/

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

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 21, 2022

If you have only borderline cholesterol i dont know why you need to take anything only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723187/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jul 3, 2022

I haven't explored them but there are plant sterols that some people take instead of statins....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723027/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Jul 2, 2022

Given your knowledge of potential side effects, your last quest is perplexing callalloo. You are asking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/722667/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jul 1, 2022