So my doctor said he wouldn't order a coronary heart scan, mainly because insurance wouldn't cover it, but I was welcome to get one if I chose to. I was able to find a place ten minutes from my job that charges 99 dollars to get one. I am scheduling it today.
It's good that your score is 0, but at age 44 you shouldn't have any coronary calcium. While at age 70, virtually everyone has some.
I assume the cost is dependent on where you live, around Schaumburg Il I got the CAC test for $49, but there are at least 3 major hospital systems within 15 miles of my location.
My first CAC score at age 65 was 79, then another test at age 67, it was 119. Still low risk for my age/situation. I was curious if vit d and koncentrated k would lower my cac score. I intend to get one more test this year, assuming it is still cheap.
Usually my ldl is between 98-140.
I signed up for a study on a new OTC version of crestor, I think it's 5mg. You have to pay $10 for the first round, there is a second round another $10, but they pay you for your time if you qualify and I guess they only pay of you stay for the entire study time. I figured, why not, my LDL is a little high, and they pay. You will need to do two video calls, I talked to their rep and I qualified, my first video call is scheduled for the near future. After the video is when they send the meds.
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There is a Calculator for where you fall in percentiles. Age 45 is the min age. At that age, ~78% of men have a 0 cac score.
At my age of 69, only 20% of white men have a zero cac score. I was a little disappointed my score was 119, but it's still low risk. I will be quite surprised if it falls and happy if it hasn't increased much.
calculator url.