I had an EBBT last year following a very good stress echocardiagram - 10.5 minutes for a 65-yr old male and good ejection fractions on the echo. I have been on statins for years and my LDL has been kept below 100 for a long time (now we are pushing for below 70). I bicycle about 40 miles /week and have no cardiac symptoms. I do have frequent PACs and a Right Bundle Branch Block. I also had carotid and aorta ultrasounds and they found 20-30% blockage.
My EBCT Ca score was 4600 (not a typo)! The problem is that no one can tell me what that means in an asymptomatic 65 year old male. My Cardiologist would like to do a catheterization, but I don't think the risk is justified since this one number says there is a problem, but all the other data indicates I am not much at risk.
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I had an EBBT last year following a very good stress echocardiagram - 10.5 minutes for a 65-yr old male and good ejection fractions on the echo. I have been on statins for years and my LDL has been kept below 100 for a long time (now we are pushing for below 70). I bicycle about 40 miles /week and have no cardiac symptoms. I do have frequent PACs and a Right Bundle Branch Block. I also had carotid and aorta ultrasounds and they found 20-30% blockage.
My EBCT Ca score was 4600 (not a typo)! The problem is that no one can tell me what that means in an asymptomatic 65 year old male. My Cardiologist would like to do a catheterization, but I don't think the risk is justified since this one number says there is a problem, but all the other data indicates I am not much at risk.
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September 1, 2010 - 4:54pmThis Comment
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