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OT doctors: Coronary Calcium Scan
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:53 am
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:53 am
Had this done earlier this week. My dad had a quintuple bypass at my age, so doc wanted me to get a scan.
Score came back as 18. I'm scheduled for my annual physical next month so won't talk to my doctor until then.
Is that a decent score? What is it that is being scored?
Score came back as 18. I'm scheduled for my annual physical next month so won't talk to my doctor until then.
Is that a decent score? What is it that is being scored?
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Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:54 am to HubbaBubba
How old are you?
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:55 am to Cosmo
62
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:57 am to HubbaBubba
The doctor didn't give you this information?
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:57 am to HubbaBubba
A score of 18 at 62 is pretty normal for age. If you are assymptomatic might consider a low dose statin if you arent on one and repeat scan in 5 years if no symptoms pop up
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:57 am to HubbaBubba
A score of zero means no calcium is seen in the heart. ...
When calcium is present, the higher the score, the higher your risk of heart disease.
A score of 100 to 300 means moderate plaque deposits.
Eta: You need more calcium if you wanna have a heart attack anytime soon
When calcium is present, the higher the score, the higher your risk of heart disease.
A score of 100 to 300 means moderate plaque deposits.
Eta: You need more calcium if you wanna have a heart attack anytime soon
This post was edited on 10/5/19 at 10:59 am
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:59 am to Pelican fan99
quote:No, just posted the score in my vitals. I can see online, no notes.
The doctor didn't give you this information?
Posted on 10/5/19 at 11:00 am to Cosmo
Will low dose statins reverse calcified plaques?
Posted on 10/5/19 at 11:02 am to stapuffmarshy
quote:I'll tell the wife. She may want to cash in on the life insurance and power load calcium into my meals.
Eta: You need more calcium if you wanna have a heart attack anytime soon
Posted on 10/5/19 at 11:06 am to Jake88
quote:
Will low dose statins reverse calcified plaques?
No. But can slow progression
Posted on 10/5/19 at 11:13 am to HubbaBubba
My PCP noted that my score of 5 indicated "some cardiovascular changes" But the cardiologist who interpreted the scan said 5 might as well be zero and I was a healthy man. But I moved from Prevastatin to Crestor on advice from PCP. 18 is above the 0 to 10 first category but far from being high. My wife who has a total cholesterol of about 260 had a CCS of 0.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 11:37 am to HubbaBubba
18 is a fantastic score for your age
Posted on 10/5/19 at 12:42 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
quote:
My wife who has a total cholesterol of about 260 had a CCS of 0
That's great, but you can still have significant non calcified plaque that isn't measured.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 12:44 pm to flash
quote:
That's great, but you can still have significant non calcified plaque that isn't measured.
PCP doesn't seem to be concerned about it. Talks about genetics. I don't know how long it's been since I've heard of a non-smoking female having a heart attack or coronary artery disease. I'm sure it is common but I just haven't seen it much lately.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 1:41 pm to HubbaBubba
It’s not a specific nor a very sensitive test, obviously zero would be great but there are othe much more sensitive and specific tests such as nuclear percussion scans that can really tell you what you have going on, and obviously an angiogram is the most specific. I wouldn’t worry right now.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 2:48 pm to HubbaBubba
I have recommended this to everyone as it probably saved my life. It caught a problem when everything else said I was fine. My doctor had been trying to get me to do it forever. When my 5 mile a day jogging marine buddy who could still press 350 dropped death of massive heart attack I caved, ( He had complete physical few months before and was healthy as horse) Your score is fine, don’t ask mine.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 2:50 pm to TutHillTiger
There is actually a monthly shot regime that can reverse calcium buildups etc. starting next week
Posted on 10/5/19 at 2:56 pm to HubbaBubba
I too want to do this scan. Cost about $100 I think.
I'm away from home now but I will link an interesting video later.
There are vitamins you can take to actually reduce calcium build up.
Statins don't do shite.
I'm away from home now but I will link an interesting video later.
There are vitamins you can take to actually reduce calcium build up.
Statins don't do shite.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 3:52 pm to HubbaBubba
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No, just posted the score in my vitals. I can see online, no notes.
I think we talked around the CC score but it measures your stable calcified plaque lining the arteries. With the buildup of stable plaque there is a correlative risk of unstable or mobil plaque that can cause a blockage/heart attack. The number or reading I believe it is a reflectivity measurement from a CT scan. Now I'm not close to being a physician but your 18 is probably pretty modest for a 62 YO and that's been covered here. And I don't think we can reverse stable calcified plaque (covered also) but medication can/rather does lower LDL cholesterol. So recently my doc wanted to reduce my LDL from about 76 to below 70. Crestor reduced it to about 50.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 3:59 pm to HubbaBubba
Stock up on life insurance before u get a diagnosis!!
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