Coronary calcium channel score

[sunlovah]

Is statin prescribing linked to Coronary Calcium score? In late 60's my recent Angiogram was fine but had a CCS score of 25. From what I've read, Statins do not eliminate existing plaque, but stop it getting worse.

Always ate healthy, since a child being faddy, cut off every bit fat from meat, wouldn'teat offal . No red meat for 35 years, diet mainly fish/chicken breast/ vegetatarian. Lots fruit and veg. Took garlic & Cod liver oil daily until AF struck and on thinners. (Believe they are conflicting with apixaban). Non smoker. Exercised regularly. I don't know what more I could do .

Should I worry about this score?

[mjames1]

What was the reason for your recent angiogram? At least in the United States that is not a routine test.

Jim

[sunlovah in reply to mjames1]

To determine and check that heart was OK before I could be prescribed Flecainide as Pill in the pocket.

[mjames1 in reply to sunlovah]

At least in the United States, all you need to qualify for Flecainide is to pass an exercise stress test. The more invasive angiogram is reserved for those who did not pass the test.

As to whether or not you should take statins with that calcium score, not sure what the current guidelines are. But there can be other reasons to take statins other than high calcium score.

Jim

[Lizty]

I have just been put on Flecainide 'pill in pocket,' and my score was over 100... which the consultant said was 'average' for my age [74] Statins starting next week.

I smoked when I was younger... so blaming the number on all those cigarettes. {Stopped in late 40s} Am slim, reasonably fit and eat sensibly ..but family genes have upped the cholesterol. So guess you are probably ok.... I believe it is when the numbers shoot up into 2 and 300 that people need to take greater care.

[sunlovah in reply to Lizty]

That's reassuring, thank you ,

[JOY2THEWORLD49 in reply to sunlovah]

Hi

Sorry I forgot to mention that Statins moved my friend up to a prediabetic diagnosis.

It is the sugars in it I think.

You should have heard her defiant manner when sshe had to cut out bread, honey, sweet deserts.

But she ate more bread than me - 1-2 Vogel at breakfast, 1-2 Vogel at lunch.

cheri JOY. 75. (NZ)

[Ppiman in reply to JOY2THEWORLD49]

Vogel do make such a lovely loaf!

Steve

[JOY2THEWORLD49 in reply to Ppiman]

Hi

I've changed to SourDough. Lost 6kg n it and A2 Milk.

cheri jOY

[Ppiman in reply to JOY2THEWORLD49]

Not for me - I like chewy but not sourdough chewy!

Steve

[JOY2THEWORLD49 in reply to Ppiman]

Hi

SourDough is not chewy.

Or you could toast it.

It comes in wraps and is Gluten Free.

I usually buy it from homemade and market.

Just got my PET/CT Scan. Couldn't do tomorrow. Next Tuesday. RA 5 hours after. Shows up cancer in your body from top to bottom. Shows missing parts!!!!

Fingers crossed just the two tiny lymphs 6mm and 7mm. My Papillary Thyroid Cancer is back.

cheri JOY

[Ppiman in reply to JOY2THEWORLD49]

You could do without it, Joy, but I’m sure with your indomitable fighting spirit, all will be well!

Gluten free sour dough will be made from other than normal flour so will be more cake like, I guess. It’s the flour not the yeast, I guess.

Steve

[Ppiman]

Change your genes? That's the cause, I would guess. I have had palpitations since my youth and I recall my mother had the same. I have lived reasonably healthily, too, and have low blood pressure (the one sign to take the greatest care abut, I gather).

Steve

[JOY2THEWORLD49 in reply to Ppiman]

Hi

So our friend needs to be reborn to other parents!!!!

I thought palpitations were a result of stressing. It happened to me aged 30s. It was gone when the stress stopped.

Also tinnitus was stress in my 60s.

cheri JOY. 75 (NZ)

[Ppiman in reply to JOY2THEWORLD49]

You’re lucky if you can make such a link. I wish I could. I certainly do stress but at the most stressful times in my life - and my there have been some - I’ve been fine.

Steve

[Vonnegut]

I have agreed to take statins as I can’t get the red yeast rice capsules that I used to take whenever blood tests showed higher than acceptable cholesterol. I’ve never been overweight and have a healthy diet etc and just hope the pills aren’t contributing to the digestive problems I never had before having to take these drugs and getting chronic fatigue. I think it’s a box ticking exercise!

[JOY2THEWORLD49]

Hi

My 84 year old friend was put on 40mg statins after running out of her PRADAXA 110 twice daily for a number of days and ended up with a mild stroke in hospital.

She had to stop statins when she got COVID and was offered the anti-COVID med.

Had another fall and died with COVID becoming negative. She did have AF and MS and had a 2nd Mitral Valve manmade

The first was a pig's valve which lasted 12 years then got infected. As they couldn't remove all of it she was on antibiotics daily.

She had missed her 5th and 6th COVID Jab.

cheri JOY. 75. (NZ)

[sunlovah in reply to JOY2THEWORLD49]

Sorry to hear about your friend

[JOY2THEWORLD49 in reply to sunlovah]

Yes, difficult to change ones det at years of it!

And her adopted daughter in late 40s died 2 weeks ago of a brain tumour which was inoperable.

Her adopted father died of bowel cancer aged 40s too.

Just when my husband died of leukaemia who was also diagnosed at 40 s but lengthy illness fllowed and passed at 61.

I have just read that calcium and Vit D promote health against cancer.

cheri JOY

[Bismark]

Last week I saw my Cardiologist, and I mentioned that my doctor recommended that I go on Statins because my Cholesterol was okay for a non AF person but a bit high for a person with AF.

I discussed this with my Cardiologist and he said that my previous Coronary Calcium score was zero which was done about 4 years ago so the best bet was to do the CCS again and if my CCS was zero I didn't need to go on Statins. My Score was zero so no statins needed.

From my understanding if my Cholesterol was higher or my CCS wasn't zero then I would be on Statins.

[sunlovah in reply to Bismark]

That's a good score for age. Did you have an Angiogram to check score or another way?I asked Cardiologist and he said it was minimal, not serious . All these results popping up are worrying.

[Bismark]

Thanks, I've had a total of 3 scans over a 15 year period and all have been zero. For most of my life I've exercised and had a reasonable diet which probably helps my score. My downfall was bing drinking which may have caused my AF. It was a CAT Scan.