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Does mild coronary artery disease always progress with time
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...
Just found out my calcium score is 474. Next steps uncertain.
Went to my primary care doctor complaining of light-headedness and slight pressure on the left side of my chest. Had the Cardio CT done and...
Is anyone else talking Wegovy for heart disease?
The FDA recently approved Wegovy for heart disease. My medicare Advance Plan now covers it at $99 a month so I started on it this...
Experience Many Years After High CAC
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...
Summary of Icosapent Ethyl (IPE) Vascepa Studies (2023)
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...
Xanthelasma
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...
No breathlessness when walking and climbing, but anxious
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...
Newly diagnosed, I think?
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...
Living with high calcium score
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....
scintillating scotoma after mitral valve repair and A-Fib. ablation
@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...
At 76, no cardiologist is willing to give me a CT calcium test
I have a family history of inherited elevated lipids (one of two siblings , younger, passed away two years away of what is being assumed...
Problems eating carbohydrates / Increased blood pressure
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...
Any women with high CAC scores?
I'm new here. Passionate 64-year old Italian-American college journalism professor married to a gastroenterologist who thought I was in great health. Eat pasta, lots of...
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