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The Case Against Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment
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<blockquote data-quote="FunkOdyssey" data-source="post: 237474" data-attributes="member: 44064"><p>I disagree with the article, which seems to assume the only value of a coronary calcium score is deciding whether to begin a statin. They're basically arguing that patients can't handle the truth and are better served not knowing whether they have evidence of atherosclerosis or what its severity might be. That's somewhat understandable from the medical provider's perspective, but as a patient, who would favor burying their head in the sand?</p><p></p><p>I'd rather find out. I used the positive results of a coronary calcium scan to overrule concerns about moderately elevated cholesterol and justify continuing my mainstream-horrifying 90% red meat diet. This represents the flip side of [USER=15235]@Guided_by_Voices[/USER] concern that a bad calcium score could lead to ineffective interventions -- a good score can help keep you on a path that is working.</p><p></p><p>I elected to get a colonoscopy early at age 40 for the same reason. I would like to live a long healthy life, so I want maximum vigilance around the most common causes of death. Give me all of the information and then let me handle it like an adult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FunkOdyssey, post: 237474, member: 44064"] I disagree with the article, which seems to assume the only value of a coronary calcium score is deciding whether to begin a statin. They're basically arguing that patients can't handle the truth and are better served not knowing whether they have evidence of atherosclerosis or what its severity might be. That's somewhat understandable from the medical provider's perspective, but as a patient, who would favor burying their head in the sand? I'd rather find out. I used the positive results of a coronary calcium scan to overrule concerns about moderately elevated cholesterol and justify continuing my mainstream-horrifying 90% red meat diet. This represents the flip side of [USER=15235]@Guided_by_Voices[/USER] concern that a bad calcium score could lead to ineffective interventions -- a good score can help keep you on a path that is working. I elected to get a colonoscopy early at age 40 for the same reason. I would like to live a long healthy life, so I want maximum vigilance around the most common causes of death. Give me all of the information and then let me handle it like an adult. [/QUOTE]
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