Heart & Blood Health Support Group

My calcium score even though on statins was 502? Should I have other tests? What does the calcium test even mean? I’m 68, diabetic, with...

Hello I have a calcium count of around 800 and the three doctors I have consulted all prescribed crestor. However crestor and the other other...

I have a 1900 calcium score no stents or bypass 50% blockages age 65. I’ve been on statins for 20 years. Just had heart angiogram...

I read that Ozempic is an alternative to statins for heart disease. I cannot take statins, they make me very sick. I have tried different...

My husband had an angiogram after some no major pressure sometimes in his heart area/ chest. One of his main artery was closed 85%, so...

I'm a 42-year-old male. Exercise regularly, not overweight, non-smoker. While not overweight, I will say that my diet is crap -- way too much fast...

Trying to stay off statins, as I've had bad results. Ordered an at-home cholesterol kit to try and track my results but scores seem very...

Hi...I had a CT heart scan as part of a generalised check up..I have no symptoms of any kind and am a regular gym user..my...

I have AFib & a pacemaker for sick sinus syndrome. I have been on a vegan diet since Oct. 2019 + 4 meds for paroxysmal...

Has anyone else been told they have small vessel spasms in their heart? I have had CABG X2, stent placement in 2021, angioplasty after the...

My CAC score is 408. I exercise, eat healthy and take appropriate supplements for heart health. I do have a history of high cholesterol and...

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....

Like apparently many on this site I recently received an unexpected high CAC score. 99th percentile for age and gender. 60ish years old. CT angiogram...

Over the years statins elevated my liver enzymes so a year ago I was taken off of them. I have tried to control my cholesterol...

Hi All, Below review of previous studies is a lot to unpack, but a good read. Here's the conclusion: "While the mechanism is not thoroughly...

Hello, I just visited my cardiologist first week of October. The recent blood work showed my cholesterol to be normal, my blood sugar h1b1c(i am...

Hello all. New to the group. Just some background on me. I have Primary Biliary Cholangitis and am a Thyroid cancer survivor. I'm 53 years...

@colleenyoung, hi! last may I joined your group (yoanne). I did several postings about mitral valve repair, about statins etc. now I have a question...

I have a family history of inherited elevated lipids (one of two siblings , younger, passed away two years away of what is being assumed...

I have a problem eating basic carbohydrates. Rice, oats, potatoes, etc. When I eat rice my blood pressure will elevate a bit from normal, increasing...