«Gut - Brain: Major Depressive Disorder, Hypothalamic Dysfunction, and
High Calcium Score Associated With Leaky Gut.»
My patient was told that he had a score of 710 —
a high calcium score — and his physician had told him that he would need to undergo a coronary angiogram, a roadmap movie of the coronary anatomy, as soon as possible.
Not exact matches
Women using hormone replacement therapy were also 20 percent more likely to have a coronary
calcium score of zero (the lowest possible
score, indicating a low likelihood of heart attack) and 36 percent less likely to have a coronary
calcium score above 399 (indicative of severe atherosclerosis and
high heart attack risk).
After accounting for age, coronary
calcium score and cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes,
high blood pressure and
high cholesterol, women using hormone replacement therapy were overall 30 percent less likely to die than those not on hormone therapy.
In contrast, men have greater tumor necrosis factor - alpha, homocysteine and uric acid levels as well as
higher coronary artery
calcium score than women.
Some people with extremely
high levels of LDL cholesterol have
calcium scores showing no plaque accumulation in the arteries and normal intima - media thickness, whereas others demonstrate mild to moderate atherosclerosis even when LDL cholesterol is within the normal range.
Since my numbers were
high my doc ordered a
calcium scoring test which shows some mild
calcium increase in my lower depending artery which is not normal for a female of my age and health.
Right now, CAC
score (
calcium / plaque in the heart / vascular system) is zero (no plaque), just had colonoscopy and 100 % clear of issues, lipid numbers are superb, insulin sensitivity is
high (tri / hdl < 1), etc, etc..
The team found that body condition
score, which is a measure of obesity in dogs, was significantly
higher in dogs with
calcium oxalate stones than in leaner age -, breed -, and sex - matched control dogs.