All About the Calcium Score | Heart Scan 

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Zero here. 59 yrs old male. Took my CAC test on 8-4-22. Workout 5 days a week . All weight training for about 28 yrs. Surprised with results since I have high triglycerides 200 to 400. A1c 5.5. Fasting glucose average 94. Took a Fasting insulin test 7.1. BP average 110/65. Take bunch of supplements that runs about 150 dollars a month. Also test my blood at least every 6 months. Even after all this I dont take my health for granted. God is good. Watch your health because most doctors won't. And look into functional doctors. They think out of the box.

Three years ago, at age 72, I scored a whopping 1600 plus on the calcium test!!...I figured I would be dead within a year...Currently, I am being evaluated for a TAVR procedure, as well as undergoing Ablation for AFIB. Obviously, my situation is bad, but the calcium score does not mean one is going to drop dead at any minute...in fact, it seems to be the least of my problems!

Great explanation. Thank you. I just had a scan and am now learning what I did.

Informative. Thank you

Great explanation Dr. Thank you!

Well done! Love the painting in the background

Thanks for the info

love that painting

Useful info, thank you.

I asked my doctor after a yearly exam, about doing a calcium score test. Test result came back with a score of One. At 69 years old I can't explain the difference between peoples scores. I have been taking suppliments my whole life, a B complex has been on my vitamin intake for over 40 years. Glod Bless.

Very informative video

Thank you for the informative video I got a alcium score of 3 on a cardiac CTA angiogram when I was getting a full workup for chest pain but I also have EOE and that is also a common. I've had them on and off for years and just wanted to follow-up to be sure. The hospital told me to start a daily Statin low-dose and the daily aspirin low dose. I followed up with a cardiologist and they suggested the daily Statin but not the aspirin. This was when I was 43 so it's been a year and was so worried about taking a daily medication for the rest of my life so I never started. But of course I want to keep myself safe and mitigate any risk so I can be here for my wife and young daughter. The idea of having any type of cardiac issue of course freaks you out. I was going to follow up with the cardiologists now that it's been a year and I'm sure we'll still have to take it but I certainly will if that's the case. I don't have any other risk factors and of course I'm watching my diet and trying to exercise more. I do have sinus tachycardia or sinus rhythm with occasional SRVs or something. And my EKG always say normal variant I believe or something like that. Anyway, appreciate the video.

I’m 18 and my dad’s 62. He did some smoking back in the day but quit way before I was born. He is overweight and (used to) drink milk with every meal and loves eating meat and fried food. He got his CAC score back a few days ago and it was 2301. Everywhere on the internet, there is no graph that even accounts for a score that high. He doesn’t show any signs of pain in his chest, but I can’t stop worrying about him. Apparently his risk of heart attack is extremely high. My mom says we should be happy we caught it before it does damage with physical symptoms, but I can’t wrap my head around that number. 2301. I’m really scared for him.

once again...thank you so much!

I have swallow syncope and a 4 week halter monitor showed 1st and 2nd degree type 1 AV block with bradycardia to 25 BPM. My cardiologist suspects the heart block could be from calcium deposits as a result of my bicuspid aortic valve interfering with electrical conduction of the heart pacing. Will this imaging and Ca score test confirm this possibility?

I had a test today and the score for my LAD was 288 and 121 in my Right Coronary Artery. I have no symptoms like chest tightness, chest pain, shortness of breath, etc., but I'm slightly overweight, have hypertension, and have a family history of heart disease. I'm 42 and I understand that's high for my age. Needless to say, I was freaking out. Especially since I was immediately scheduled with an appointment with a cardiologist hours after my test results came in. Your video here was very informative and eased my mind just a bit. Thank you for posting it!

my scores on everything are normal but i got a 14 calcium score. should i go on statins? dr recommended as a preventative measure!

I am trying VitK & magnesium with photobiomodulation. Will redo after 1 year to see if this helped. Only have a score of 45. I hope they study lifestyles of low vs high scores to see if they can find out why

I just when and got this test Is the Total Exam DLP numbers ? or the CTDIvol numbers ? Wish on is your score ☝️

71 male, vegetarian over 50 years, exercise at least 5 days a week, cardio and weights, vigorous at least 2x a week. Cholesterol less than 200 over past 20 years, LDL 99-122 over past 20 years. triglycerides < 100 never smoked, Just had heart CT score was 1675!! WTF

Thanks good job my score is 229 77 years old no problems good diet exercise daily feel great do I need stantins

Best is to have CIMT to check soft plaque

I have chronic insomnia and took calcium supplements for years before bed. No more as it doesn't relax me anymore. But concerned about any higher risk that may have been created ?

just got my calcium score it was 1273 im 58 im, going to get a coronary angiogram next week to see if my pipes are very blocked

I’m 66 and just had a cac test that showed the LAD artery is at 350. The cardiologist was very concerned initially and did a stress test that showed some irregularities in the heart beat. Arrhythmia etc. then he did a cardiolite stress test showed the blockage but the flow was not bad enough to do a heart catheterization or stent or bypass. I still feel like I have a time bomb in my heart that would be fatal if the calcium deposits tear or loosen and cause a total obstruction. This is called the widow maker heart attack. Any opinions on what I should ask next.

How does one get a test like this. I heard insurance don’t cover this and I’m ok with it. How much out of pocket without insurance and how can I get this test done??

Dr you say the scan reports calcium deposit around the heart then how much calcium is deposited inside the arteries

CT coronary angiogram...is 50% blockage normal for age 80?

Should someone from ages below 35 go for calcium scoring for preventive purposes?

If my scan result was zero, why do I still have all these other symptoms such as chest pain when I exert myself, high blood pressure, heart rate beats per min always above 100, high cholesterol. It's so frustrating to be looked at like Im crazy, when the tests came back zero and Doctor doesnt think theres a problem. So defeating.

I have a calcium score of 33 I cannot take statins my ldl is 80 is there a way to decrease or erase calcium without meds

Very misleading info, on the chart it states that any score over 400 means a high chance of heart attack within a year which is absolutely not correct! What the heck are you trying to do to people, give them a heart attack!

I have nomal C1 C2 both norm. C3 is very low Dr. ,/ why and i Have 2 stints what is going on??

Why is there no score for soft plaque?

Fix liver , not statins where does cholesterol get made?

Female age 65 with a Calcium score of 66. Cardiologist said definitely NO Statins.

Yeah normal stress tests are useless and outdated

Why would anyone want their heart to be zapped with all those x rays?

Run a calcium Group . C1-ok C2-ok C3 - low Very low. After 1 heart attack And 3 stints. All Calcium.what Treatment?