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In reply to the discussion: CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring Test... [View all]

mitch96

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9. If you google "coronary calcium images" you will see a bunch more "white stuff". I did a scan on a
Sat Apr 27, 2024, 02:11 PM
Apr 2024

gent who had mild chest pain. His doc told him to get the scan just as a precaution.
It was dramatic. Normally back then a score of less than 500 was considered good.
HIs was a whopping !10,000!
Every and I mean every artery in his heart was casted in plaque. I was surprised he was still alive.
Even his main artery, the aorta coming off his heart has plaque in it..
Needless to say he had a quadruple bypass the next day..He should have bought a Lottery ticket the same day...
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