Calcium score

[Red18]

Hi all. Had a andiogram back in November. They say I have 70% plaque in my arteries. They also did I calcium score. It was 68/1. Anybody know exactly what this figure means. Is it good or bad? Thankyou

[Hidden]

My calcium score was borderline high so they said that determined that I need to stay on statin drugs.

[Red18 in reply to Hidden]

Hi. Is my calcium score high?

[Hidden in reply to Red18]

I need to find my report, it gives the ranges. Are you in the US or across the pond as I have noticed our reporting # here in the US are different

[Red18 in reply to Hidden]

Hi. I am in the UK. Across the pond so to speak. Thankyou

[Hidden in reply to Red18]

Here is info but # may not correlate to yours:

Coronary Calcium Score Interpretation

Based on a number of studies, the following definitions are used to relate the coronary artery calcium score to the extent of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease:

Coronary calcium score 0: No identifiable plaque. Risk of coronary artery disease very low (<5%)

Coronary calcium score 1-10: Mild identifiable plaque. Risk of coronary artery disease low (<10%)

Coronary calcium score 11-100: Definite, at least mild atherosclerotic plaque. Mild or minimal coronary narrowings likely.

Coronary calcium score 101-400: Definite, at least moderate atherosclerotic plaque. Mild coronary artery disease highly likely. Significant narrowings possible

Coronary calcium score > 400: Extensive atherosclerotic plaque. High likelihood of at least one significant coronary narrowing.

[Red18 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou so very much for taking the time out to look for me. Many many thanks x

[Hidden in reply to Red18]

let us know what you find out. I think my score was 281, high enough for a life sentence with my statin drug😉

[Red18 in reply to Hidden]

I will do. I bet you are going just great. X

[emjay18]

What matters as much as the value, maybe more, is the rate of change of the value. There are many published views on the subject but all agree that high is not good. 69 is not good, but find out what you can do to keep it there. Some authorities say it cannot be reduced, some others (eg dr ford brewer) say it can. Mine was / is 1839 and as I then had a triple bypass I cannot ( as at today) have another one as the stainless steel stitching wires would block the scan and make the result meaningless. (That is a piece of information that I will be double checking) I was feeling fine and was scanned to check me out for surgery to remove a lump in my belly and bingo - top of the score chart. You may find the work of Mr Ivor Cummings interesting.