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> When I see that the purpose of statins is to reduce plaque buildup in the arteries, and that we have the ability to measure these plaque buildups with scans, but the scans are rarely done, I wonder why.

I'd love to know where to get the right advice on this topic.

I have high LDL-C, had a heart CT in hospital last week, yet the hospital's cardiologist phoned me yesterday to cancel a scheduled appointment to discuss the results(!), because she said I have zero arterial plaques and there's simply no need for us to meet.

I feel really quite lost with this stuff :/



If it was a calcium scan, it is expected to be zero until mid 40s. It doesn't really start to give a signal until then.

A zero is still a zero though, and is associated with low risk of heart disease in the near future.


> If it was a calcium scan, it is expected to be zero until mid 40s.

I turned 50 fairly recently...


How old are you? I was told that they're not considered diagnostic until somewhat later in life (>50) because the plaque may not have calcified yet, which could cause a false negative.


I turned 50 recently




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