The Heart Scan Dr. Scholz Thinks Every Man Should Get |

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PCRI's Alex and medical oncologist Mark Scholz, MD, discuss access, timing, and the importance of a $150 heart scan that can help to prevent heart attacks.
0:07 What is a calcium scan, and what are the origins?
4:55 At what age should someone start getting a calcium scan?
7:09 What are the common side effects of cholesterol pills?
8:47 How do cholesterol pills work?
9:50 What is a C-reactive protein, and how does it relate to inflammation?
11:31 How does weight loss benefit one's cardiovascular health?
12:33 Why do statins seem to have a positive effect on radiation treatment cure rates?
15:57 Alex's closing remarks
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@rancancookcanoy9768 Год назад

Another great informative video. I really appreciate the work you are doing. I know it has helped me a lot. Thank you.

@michaelvittori8525 Год назад

I highly recommend getting a heart calcium scan even if you have to pay for the test yourself. My ex-heart doctor refused my request to order the scan, so I convinced my nurse practitioner to order it. The test score was almost 200, and it recommended further testing which showed a totally blocked left anterior descending artery. This test may save your life.

@mikeash7428 Год назад

I hope you beat your doc up with his failure to order the scan. They need to hear their patients. I'm thinking of changing my med professional for a similar request.

@daxmac3691 Год назад

CT for coronary calcium score does NOT demonstrate occlusions. The Left Ant. Descending (LAD) artery that is "TOTALLY blocked " is called a widow maker for a good reason.

@daveh893 Год назад

Thanks. This is great information. As often as my doctor pushes my having a colonoscopy, he never suggests a heart scan. At my age of 70 I would think that a heart scan would also be recommended.

@daxmac3691 Год назад

Always timely PCRI videos from Alex & Dr S. Calcium scoring must be done on 128 slice or higher CT machines...for accuracy. There are many older CTs in use (64 slice) which give less optimal results. Older patients (65+) more commonly have higher calcium scores. In those patients CONTRAST is injected to better visualize coronary artery anatomy & occlusions.

@roobyroo88 Год назад

What an excellent and informative video! I’m definitely going to get the CT scan. But I’ve recently had an echocardiogram…do I still need one?

@edwardbertorelli7358 Год назад

Stressing the 'big picture' is essential...thanks

@billwestervelt2393 3 месяца назад

I am a 60 year old with no risk factors or symptoms for coronary disease. Based on this video I had the test done and paid for it myself. My CAC score came back at very high level (1100). Very very happy I came across this as I can now get this treated.

@TERRY-cb2ku 7 месяцев назад

I've been on a statin for many years. While its true they lower cholesterol levels, they can cause fairly significant joint and muscle pain. I need to lose 20 pounds and eat less processed foods. Then perhaps I can get off statins and blood pressure meds. I've already started a healthy exercise regimen.

@MJMC56 Год назад

Very helpful, thanks. Currently on active surveillance and waiting on the results of a second CT scan. Fingers crossed.

@keith6872 Год назад

My general practitioner recommended the i take Red Yeast Rice supplement to lower my cholesterol (my cholesteral was a slightly high according to blood test) Walmart and other places sell it.

@hn5460 11 месяцев назад

Red yeast contains statin naturally, so there is no difference. The only difference is red yeast has much smaller amount and with unpredictable dose concentration.

@schaef1722 5 месяцев назад

Where does one find the case studies that show lowering cholesterol extends people’s lives with cardiovascular disease?

@wintongordon7 Год назад

Never thought of it brilliant brilliant suggestion. Got statin a year ago caused severe joint pains had to stop taking it because I couldn't work

@michaelfritz6775 Год назад

Taking D3 is big help…takes bad stuff and transfers to bones….also looking other things can lower the numbers naturally…

@sleepingbeauty8813 Год назад

Need to take vit D with vit K else you may be doing more harm. Read up on it

@RoadieWingZZ Год назад

The CT scan was the beginning of a series of tests two years ago that ultimately identified significant 80%+ blockages in two cardiac arteries which then led to stent implants. No regrets.

@gvet47 Год назад

So I had a quad bypass then then a pacemaker is how they found my PSA was 5000 so a little late to catch that "early".😢

@barbarameehan113 Год назад

Great info. Dr.and Alex. Thank you.

@John-the-Bass Год назад

Is the 50 percent risk reduction by using statins an actual or relative reduction? I have info that it relative. Not good.

@hn5460 11 месяцев назад

Why is it not good? Relative to a very high chance of dying suddenly is a good relative, regardless of percentage, let alone a BIG 50% reduction. If your chance of suffering a heart attack in the next 10 years is 16% for example, many may have a higher chance than that, cutting it down to 8% is nothing in your eyes?

@John-the-Bass 11 месяцев назад

@@hn5460 I am in favour of the CT scan for Calcium score. Dr Scholz is a great man whom I respect. He is incorrect about the advantages of statins. The 50% improvement quoted by the pharmaceutical companies is a relative figure and not an actual figure. If you check on the actual reports from the statin trials you will see that actual improvement figures are very low. Statins are a money maker for big pharma with side effects for the patient who are often on other drugs. It is best to reduce the calcium risk by natural means. Weight loss, diet changes etc. I hope that explains my comment. Good luck if you take the statins!

@stonebridge3908 Год назад

I was in a car accident in Feb. and had a CT scan in the ER for chest trauma. I was stunned when the ER doc told me I had CAD and a thoracic aneurysm. I had zero symptoms. Turns out after finding a cardiologist that I had very high Lipoprotein (a) numbers indicating I had a gene problem that overwhelmed my plant-based diet and daily exercise regimen. I was furious that the test you discussed had not been done when I was younger. I am 71. 800K people die every year from cardiovascular disease and yet this simple test is not done routinely. The good news is the accident resulted in no permanent injuries yet it allowed me to discover a serious condition that was missed by my primary doc. Bad news is that I am part of the 10% who could not tolerate a statin and we are still trying to find a solution. An injection may be in my future. Good news is that my prostate cancer appears to be stable since my HIFU procedure two years ago. Thank you for the excellent work you do!

@mikekhazma7698 Год назад

But I can’t continued to take statin according to my Oncologist 16:44 because it interact with my new medicine Nubeqa So should I do in this situation my cholesterol is normal now and had no plaque