028-Robert Lufkin MD: CT Calcium Score for Heart DIsease, Alzheimer's and Cancer

CT calcium score is usually thought of as a test for heart disease but did you know it is also for Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer and other chronic diseases? Stay tuned and we’ll find out why. This talk is dedicated to my friend Steve who was thin and healthy and decided to get a CT calcium score- we’ll come back to what happened to him in a bit.
There are many tests that will calculate your risk of cardiac disease such as history, lipids, etc. Few tests will actually detect heart disease- this is one of them that does. It’s full name is the Computed tomography Coronary artery calcium score. Coronary artery calcium is the most reliable element in cardiovascular risk stratification in terms of precision of predictive ability.
Its not just for heart disease risk- because of the common inflammatory/metabolic factors underlying all chronic disease the CT Calcium score is also an independent risk factor for dementia, stroke, diabetes, HTN, hip fracture, cancers, and other chronic diseases.
It has even been suggested as a clock for biological age in longevity studies similar to epigenetic DNA methylation clocks.
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[@SteveHazel]

interesting - that makes sense that's it's a predictor for other diseases. i should have it checked as i'm 56 and have light hi blood pressure (well controlled by 2.5mg lisinopril) and protein in my urine which points to possible kidney issues.