Interesting couple of days..

Be thankful your doctor was in tune enough to keep checking things out.

I watched a video on Netflix or Amazon called The Widowmaker" and it had an interesting perspective on treatments and diagnostic approaches. The one main thing I got out of the documentary is the best non-invasive diagnostic tool to use for analysis of heart artery blockage is a Coronary Cardiac CT Scan. The scan results in a "cardiac calcium score" scoring atheroasclerotic plaque with a range of 0 to greater than 401.

0 - No identifiable plaque
1-10 - Minimal plaque burden
11-100 - Mild plaque burden
101 - 400 - Moderate plaque burden
Greater than 401 - Extensive plaque burden

Our local hospital had a screening for $99 and I had mine done in May 2015. It was easily done as you lay on a CT machine and hold your breath when directed so they can take the various scans. I understand they can inject a dye to give better contrast but I didn't have the injection. The score is broken down into the following:

Left Main
Left Anterior Descending (This is the Widowmaker Artery)
Circumflex
Right Coronary Artery

My scores for the above were 0, 121.83, 5.34 and 0. I am trying to manage my cholesterol even though some say there is no statistical correlation between high cholesterol and heart disease. The statin drugs do lower your numbers but there is no evidence they reduce first time heart attacks and some say they do more harm than good.

Has anyone else here had a coronary cardiac CT scan?