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?
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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.
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.
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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).
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Amlodipine- calcium channel blockers
cholesterol score 
Chad score 
Chad score of zero; no more anticoagulants?
