Ticker: Don't Die of Heart Disease

Re:Ticker: Don't Die of Heart Disease by Buttons840 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @03:01PM (#45859501)

Plaque won't show as calcium until it has been in your arteries for decades and has calcified. It is a delayed indicator.

For anyone under 40, it's expected to have zero calcium. Even a measure of 1 or 2 when you're below 40 would be a bad sign.

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Re:Ticker: Don't Die of Heart Disease by Tempest1981 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @09:20PM (#45862331)

Is there any way to get rid of the calcification? Experimental techniques?

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Re:Ticker: Don't Die of Heart Disease by zbentley on Sunday November 09, 2025 @07:39AM (#45865129)

Sure, surgery and several other risky and/or invasive treatments.

Or you could take statins and prevent it from becoming an issue in the first place.

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Re:Ticker: Don't Die of Heart Disease by rurban on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @02:23AM (#45884891)

Amlodipin

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