Heart & Blood Health Support Group

Have high CAC score (1400) but no blockage evident. Great stress test. 62 yr old male. Taking statin and baby aspirin. Any recommendation on the...

I am having severe muscle pain especially in my legs. Causing insomnia and leg jerking. Cardiologist ruled out other possible factors. What statin has less...

I am 8 months surviving a heart attack due to CAD. My first cardiologist put me on Lipitor, then simvastatin and finally Crestor. The Lipitor...

I am a 60 year old male and a non smoker and have found out this morning that my CT Heart Angiogram has identified minor...

I'm 62 have high LDL and a Calcium score of 979, I have no symptoms and recently passed a stress test. I'm trying to decide...

Hello all, brand new here although spent all day lurking yesterday reading posts. My 68 year old (asymptomatic) husband got his CAC score this week...

I had terrible side effects with statins (any statin, any dosage). For about 30 years my doctors have pushed statins andI have resisted. Finally I...

I've had a history of borderline cholesterol. Age about 50 and generally active life style with activities like brisk walking, Tennis (2-3 times week). Weekly...

Hello All I wonder if anyone here can help me to shed some light on what my recent CT Coronary Scan report means? It was...

Does anyone have a high cardiac calcium score that has already been taking statins? I’m reading that taking statins can cause the score to increase.

The latest AHA guidelines (2019) reduce the recommended use of baby aspirin to prevent heart attacks, especially for primary prevention in patients over 70. For...

I'm looking for an alternative to statins. I had an episode of dizziness ( a potential side effect) and fell 10 feet onto my head....

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...

85 yr old M with 68 yr hx of type l diabetes/ A1c 6.1, well treated hyperlipidemia with statin, BMI 23, known significant CA calcification,...

I have had poor results with statins as far as quality of life. My question is if it is inevitable that my aneurysms , on...

I am 71 years old, female, exercise 1-2 hours a day, eat a pretty good diet, and still my scores are high and as another...

Hi, I am 69 and just started taking statins two months ago for cholesterol and I am now noticing dents in my calves and near...

Is there evidence or studies that support this article from the UK that statins and aspirin are better taken at night? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2809844/Popular-medicines-statins-aspirin-effective-taken-NIGHT.html

Hello, I am turning 50 and recently had my annual physical. My BMI is 21. I am on no drugs currently. I eat a heart-healthy...

I'm currently in a wean-off period (week 2) of carvedilol that I've been taking for nearly 2 years following Bentall procedure for a TAA. Dosage...