Cardiac Calcium Scoring

my2sunz
Tue, 03 Apr 2018 21:08:01 +0000

Does anyone have any experiences with having this done - specifically, getting a very high score?
DH, age 60, has a family history of heart issues, but he is generally healthy; not overweight, no diabetes, exercises several times/week, eats a fairly healthy diet, cholesterol was high but has been great since being on Lipitor for many years.

About 10 years ago he had the calcium scoring done and it was frighteningly high (I don’t recall the number but it was way up there). Earlier this year, his cardiologist suggested repeating the test, hoping to see an improvement. Instead, the numbers have actually climbed; again - not sure of the number, but he said it was in the 98th%. Not good! Everything I read says that with a high number “treatment” in the absence of other symptoms is not eating fast food, exercising, taking a statin, cutting down on drinking. Problem is - he already does all of this, so not sure what is left. He is, understandably, stressing about this which doesn’t help, I’m sure. He has an appointment with his cardiologist tomorrow to review the results and see what his options are. He is thinking that he should request something more invasive (angioplasty? not sure if that’s it) to determine definitively if there are near-blockages and deal with them before he has a heart attack or stroke.

Any experiences with this or advice? Thanks!