Calcium count of 9,130

[Grizwold]

I had a CT scan the reports of which give me a calcium count of 9,130 I got home and did some research and sunk into depression and despair my cardiologist booked me in for an MRI stress test in 14 days time I had the MRI stress test last week and saw my cardiologist I asked him is my calcium count The highest he had seen he replied you’re Up there with them he told me that The test has shown although heavily calcified surprisingly I had good blood flow through all the important arteries and there was no need for stents or a bypass he told me he could do nothing about the heavy calcification just that I should take statins and keep my blood pressure is low as possible he has told me I can now exercise is there really nothing I can do to lower this calcium count? Thank you for your support regards Richard

[Shar28]

Hello. I’m no expert but I understand that one of the functions of vitamin K2 is to help your body deposit calcium from your diet into your bones rather than having it swimming about in the bloodstream. Some vitamin D3 supplements come with K2 added. Dietary sources are green leafy veg. Whether having more vitamin K2 in your diet is suitable for you or not I can’t say but a pharmacist or qualified nutritionist may be able to advise further. Best wishes.

[seniorita]

Sorry, still quite new here so I don't really understand the calcium count, but have you had a blood test to see the level of calcium in your blood? If it's high they would or should test your parathyroid hormone and vitamin D. Sorry if this info is irrelevant.

[DicCarlson]

I wouldn't be too concerned - my score came back "high risk". If you are athletic (which I am, 70yo, XC-Ski, Bicycle) - the CAC should not be that worrying. From the European Heart Journal...

"Regular physical exercise is imperative for the maintenance of optimal health and longevity and should be globally encouraged. There is emerging evidence that a proportion of athletes show high CAC scores, a higher plaque burden and myocardial fibrosis compared with age- and Framingham-matched controls. The mechanism and significance of these findings are unclear. Current limited data find no association between a high CAC score and all-cause mortality in master athletes."

academic.oup.com/eurheartj/....