My calcium score is extremely high !!!

broker · Dec 22, 2022

In in my 50’s and in good shape. Genetically my LDL ( bad ) cholesterol is a little high (128) and my total is 198.
i never smoked amd barely drink. I just got a calcium score( scan ) that should be zero and mine is a staggering 750. My cardiologist just had me add zetia to my crestor and suggested i take a baby asprin which i am reluctant to take. I asked him if this means i will more than likely have to get a stent in the next 10 years and he said no. I am very nervous though.

Golfboy307 · Dec 23, 2022

With a plaque at that level, did the cardiologist suggest more advance testing like a cardiac ultrasound or angiogram? Or maybe not because you are not reporting any symptoms? A buddy of mine had a score in that range, and he was in for stents about 2 months later.

Other things to look at: blood pressure, A1C, CRP (inflammation), LPa, advanced lipid testing, chronic infections, stress, clotting factors.

Definitely need to take the results seriously.

sammmy · Dec 23, 2022

Supplementing vit D without vit K may lead to calcium deposits in blood vessels:

Is Vitamin D Harmful Without Vitamin K?

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Systemlord · Dec 23, 2022

sammmy said:
Supplementing vit D without vit K may lead to calcium deposits in blood vessels:

Is Vitamin D Harmful Without Vitamin K?

Vitamins D and K are crucial for your health, but some say vitamin D is harmful to those low in vitamin K. Here's a look at the science behind this claim.

www.healthline.com

I found out the hard way.

Vince · Dec 23, 2022

broker said:
In in my 50’s and in good shape. Genetically my LDL ( bad ) cholesterol is a little high (128) and my total is 198.
i never smoked amd barely drink. I just got a calcium score( scan ) that should be zero and mine is a staggering 750. My cardiologist just had me add zetia to my crestor and suggested i take a baby asprin which i am reluctant to take. I asked him if this means i will more than likely have to get a stent in the next 10 years and he said no. I am very nervous though.

First thing you have to do is just relax. That score is actually last year's score. It takes one year for soft plaque to calcify. And you must have calcified plaque to measure it. Now you must slow your score down to 10% or less a year. So you never have a stroke or heart attack. Your arteries will adjust and open up if you slow down your growth. I wonder what your APO-E is.

broker · Dec 24, 2022

Thanks Vince
my A1c is 5.1 or 5.2.
my blood pressure was 124 /80 and 15 min later was 120/ 80.
also was 118 /78.
i am on crestor 5 mgs 3 times per week and zetia every day.

broker · Dec 24, 2022

Thanks Vince
my A1c is 5.1 or 5.2.
my blood pressure was 124 /80 and 15 min later was 120/ 80.
also was 118 /78.
i am on crestor 5 mgs 3 times per week and zetia every day.
He also said I should think about takeping a baby asprin every day which concerns me. Im fine with the cholesterol meds but baby asprin worries me.

broker said:
Thanks Vince
my A1c is 5.1 or 5.2.
my blood pressure was 124 /80 and 15 min later was 120/ 80.
also was 118 /78.
i am on crestor 5 mgs 3 times per week and zetia every day.

he also mentionedni should take baby asprin which bothers me. Im fine with cholesterol meds but the baby asprin bothers me.
any thoughts on baby asprin?