Ep:314 HEART ATTACK!!!! - CAC SCORE EXPLAINED

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  • @robertguirguisdo9728
    @robertguirguisdo9728 Рік тому +52

    As a physician myself in St. Pete Florida , I have recommended to my patients to follow your Chanel. You are the best on this topic for sure.

    • @roch369
      @roch369 24 дні тому +1

      You may want to read Dr. Esselstyn's book - Reversing and Halting Heart disease and look up Dr Dean Ornish and their studies. The information provided is harming patients.

  • @laurielatour2862
    @laurielatour2862 Рік тому +136

    I'm a 74 yr old woman, non-smoker, not diabetic, mostly low carb the past 10 years although I have "fallen off the wagon" with some sweets from time to time.Recent cholesterol was 412, HDL 104, triglycerides 76 (had been 46 a year or two ago but I knew I'd eaten more carbs). Previous cholesterol tests in 300's but HDL always around 100. Fasting insulin low (sorry I don't have test results handy), fasting blood sugar around 90, sometimes in the 80's. I refused statins for years & got doc to order CAC. Result = 0 Had a nuclear stress test a few years ago & that was normal. Get the CAC done! Gives you peace of mind, but also got my doc to stop harping about cholesterol and statins! My insurance covered it (I just paid a small copay) but I would've done it anyway. The imaging center told me the cost was $99 if I'd had to pay full price. Worth every penny if I'd had to pay that.

    • @jerseyjim9092
      @jerseyjim9092 Рік тому

      No one with a zero CAC needs a statin. If you're on Medicare, the 5 min test is covered. If not, it's probably less than $200.

    • @frankenz66
      @frankenz66 Рік тому +8

      Triglycerides divided by HDL tells your realest risks. Your ratio value is well below 1. That value being above 1 raises your risks of heart events and strokes by 5 times. At one point years ago, in my inflammed fatty liver disease ( NASH) I had a total cholestrol level of just 211, but I only had traces of HDL or 0 and higher triglycerides..

    • @frankenz66
      @frankenz66 Рік тому +2

      @@sixpackbinky Yeah, I like his Channel.

    • @glendaking5576
      @glendaking5576 Рік тому +3

      If it’s a 0 it gives you peace of mind. Just my opinion. Now I worry never even thought about it.

    • @Hanover-ek4jy
      @Hanover-ek4jy 9 місяців тому +3

      Did I miss your LDL values?

  • @grunklebob9009
    @grunklebob9009 Рік тому +79

    Dr, another great topic I have ZERO fear commenting on! So my Cholesterol is 300 and my doctor is VERY concerned, and I am not. He didn't seem interested in the fact that my HDL and Tri are the same at 75. He also wasn't moved when my CaC was 1. He said "I need to see the stress test." Well yesterday I did that and guess what? The Dr wrote I had "Superior Exercise Capacity" and put my 5year life expectancy at 97%. The tech said I was top 1% for stress test. Not bad for a 51 yr old male who was afraid to run 2 years ago because my heart always hurt and my arms were numb! Now, 19 months Ketovore, 5'10" lost 55 pounds, High School/Army weight currently 165lbs, waist is smaller than leg length 30/32, BMI is 23. Feeling better everyday!!! Seriously, CaC check is 45$ at my hospital, find out what yours cost and get it done, AT LEAST to get a baseline! I knew the tech because I fix the machine and we went slice by slice, checked my lungs for tumors as well, and were both pretty damn happy with what we saw! So I just quit smoking as well, I really struggle with smoking/vaping, I have for 35 years. Happy to say I am smoke free again! Hopefully can stay here :)

    • @buckmurdock2500
      @buckmurdock2500 Рік тому +3

      My 5 yr cardio life expectancy is 98% based on Echo stress test-above average exercise capability. Cholesterol is about 100 (fluctuates up and down about 10 pts either, HbA1C is 4.7, fasting blood sugar was 82 all testing done about 3 mo ago. Looking at these test results in a vacuum are meaningless. I love how people wave their labs touting good health when they are not. CaC only shows calcified plaque. Nothing about other plaque. No way I'd continue with routine CaC testing, NFW I'd get a angiogram if I was asymptomatic. I am 67, eat a plant based diet, no meat, no dairy, no added oil. Every Dr. I have been to has praised my diet. They are not selling anything, they know what the data says and they don't have a YT channel.

    • @rollingstone3017
      @rollingstone3017 Рік тому

      @@buckmurdock2500Indeed. Old calcified plaque means nothing. He lost me when he said he sent his patient for a stent.

    • @HEARTANDSOULOFMINE
      @HEARTANDSOULOFMINE Рік тому +6

      Seriously, you have increased your life expectancy way past 5 years by ceasing smoking. Good for you!

    • @brendaandrandyking4126
      @brendaandrandyking4126 Рік тому +1

      Yes sir but can you get the CAC scan wuthout a dr of some sirt to set it up for you cause uve had three cardiologist to refuse me they say why do you want that done youve alrrady gotten a stent and you know you have a problem so why do the test????

    • @spitz2000
      @spitz2000 Рік тому

      ​@@brendaandrandyking4126 my doc did order mine, but I didn't use insurance for it. I think it cost under $200. Not sure if insurance would pay, but I didn't want to wait for authorization and then didn't submit the bill. Sounds pretty closed minded for your doc not to get that for you. My placed suggested that and then what a ultrasound on carotid arteries and legs, which were free locally.

  • @jenjabba6210
    @jenjabba6210 Рік тому +34

    IVOR CUMMINS is EXCELLENT. His research is SOLID. Everyone should be following him.

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP 8 місяців тому

      Yes, he's pretty good at stopping the progression of heart disease. But I have never seen him reverse it like the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol that has already reversed mine by 30% verified by CAC.

  • @BostonRocks2012
    @BostonRocks2012 Рік тому +43

    63 year old male, totally symptom free, no chest pain. Keto since 2019. Since I had a high LDL of 200 in a routine lipid profile, my doctor ordered CAC scan ($130). It came back in the 900's so my doctor ordered a CAC test with contrast. I reviewed the films with my cardiologist and he explained what he saw. He then ordered and performed an ECHO cardiogram. Everything normal. He then performed a coronary angiogram to get a good look inside my coronary arteries and check actual blood flow. and pressure. Bottom line: my blood flow was over 90%, so he did not stent (he told me ahead of the procedure that he was not going to stent if the blood flow was over 90%). One coronary artery (circumflex) was completely blocked but collateral arteries grew around the blockage. All plaque was hard and stable and posed little risk. He cleared me to play tennis or any activity I desire.
    My cardiologist understands statin propaganda and big pharma. We discussed the statin studies and the difference between relative risk reduction and absolute risk reduction of taking a statin. I opted out of the statins.
    The coronary angiogram gave us the data we needed.

    • @DK-pr9ny
      @DK-pr9ny Рік тому +2

      Thanks for sharing. My numbers are similar to yours, and my doc highly recommends a statin as they apparently help to calcify soft plaque and reduce inflammation.

    • @glendaking5576
      @glendaking5576 Рік тому +1

      Did insurance pay for your additional testing? 5:03

    • @MK-sc8md
      @MK-sc8md Рік тому +1

      Desperate for a keto-friendly cardiologist. RU from Boston area???? Would greatly appreciate name of your cardiologist!

    • @brendaandrandyking4126
      @brendaandrandyking4126 Рік тому

      So then im wondering if vitamin k2 is effective against only soft plaques ???? And what do you think of nattokinase??

    • @brendaandrandyking4126
      @brendaandrandyking4126 Рік тому +2

      ​@@DK-pr9nywait statins help to harden the soft plaques???? That diesnt sound good to me

  • @NomadicLiving
    @NomadicLiving Рік тому +55

    My husband got a score of 14 at age 72, he is now 75. We kinda thought that was acceptable. We're both are low carb/Keto for about 7 years, work out with weights and RV travel across the country.

    • @lmyers9999
      @lmyers9999 6 місяців тому

      It's $99 - I'd so it again. the sitting can be a problem...

    • @MrYorickJenkins
      @MrYorickJenkins 4 місяці тому

      So what? Why should that interest anyone else?

    • @AK3lms
      @AK3lms 4 місяці тому

      @@MrYorickJenkinstroll

    • @MrYorickJenkins
      @MrYorickJenkins 4 місяці тому

      ​@@AK3lms "YorickJenkinstroll" is no answer. Is it the best your intelligence can reach to? I repeat the question, try to answer it please if you possibly can. Why should anyone be interested in the scores of complete strangers?

  • @swanee22
    @swanee22 Рік тому +38

    It was because of that amazing individual and very great soul, Ivor Cummins, that I got a CAC 4 years ago...after having gone low carb in 2017 (no sugar, no grains, no seed oils), and I had a score of 6. What I really like about a low carb / keto approach to things is that you can see the results in your blood work. I consistently have HDL in the 70s, TGL in the 60s, Insulin down at about 2, HOMA-IR at 0.5 or less, and C-reactive protein (systemic inflammation marker) at a very low 0.47. My doctor still wants to put me on a statin because my total cholesterol is about 250 (Rob Lustig MD -author of Metabolical, says to throw that number in the garbage). No way in hell I'm going on a statin after seeing a family member go through dementia...no way, José. So many doctors seem to work for the drug companies -at least indirectly. At 72 I feel really good. I wish that I could have known this stuff 50 years ago...but nobody did.

    • @brendaandrandyking4126
      @brendaandrandyking4126 Рік тому +2

      Yes theres documented literature of a Banting man who was corportulant....thats old word for fat....doing an all meat diet or meat and litte veg high fats he lost a lot of weight too

    • @Knowledge-b6o
      @Knowledge-b6o 2 місяці тому

      EXCELLENT, GOOD FOR YOU!!!! 🎉❤

  • @godsdozer
    @godsdozer Рік тому +36

    I have an amazing cardiologist. He said he would get me a cac test/score................... but there is nothing that can reverse a high score. I said, don't worry, I'm carnivore now so it is what it is. His response, keep doing what you are doing.

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP Рік тому +32

      Yes, you can reverse a CAC score as I have reversed mine, and I'm not even a carnivore to speak of. I am on the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol. I have reversed mine from 660 to 458 so far....

    • @condoguy710
      @condoguy710 Рік тому

      @@SET12DSP iv been taking lysine, proline vitamin C, tocotrienols etc for years I have no idea if it has helped until I get my cac score done I suppose

    • @sixpackbinky
      @sixpackbinky Рік тому +4

      @@SET12DSPwow that’s great!

    • @brendaandrandyking4126
      @brendaandrandyking4126 Рік тому +1

      Bull.....dr brewer....I think his name is Ford???....he has videos of himself reducing his

    • @brendaandrandyking4126
      @brendaandrandyking4126 Рік тому

      Look up this video its six years old dr Ford Brewer How i reversed 20 years of plaque.....he has many Premed short vi deos too

  • @dminarsch
    @dminarsch Рік тому +11

    This was the best video I’ve watched on the subject, hands down.

  • @meghanryan6707
    @meghanryan6707 Рік тому +21

    I greatly appreciate both you and Ivor. He's a truth teller. Thanks for your work!

  • @easypeasy1216
    @easypeasy1216 Рік тому +25

    I'm 64. A lean mass hyper responder, super high cholesterol,normal triglycerides, ZERO CAC score.
    Ketovore for life.

    • @bscsmscs1578
      @bscsmscs1578 Рік тому +2

      Ketovore for life comes with serious issues also. High Cancer & Alzimers rates at the population level. Vegetarians have 2/3 lower cancer rates & very low Alzimers rates

    • @PaulBengtsson
      @PaulBengtsson Рік тому +11

      @@bscsmscs1578 Don't belive that for a second

    • @MK-sc8md
      @MK-sc8md Рік тому +4

      @@PaulBengtsson Just a matter of religion & pick your poison. I couldn't survive vegetarianism if my life depended on it.

    • @PaulBengtsson
      @PaulBengtsson Рік тому +1

      @@MK-sc8md But you clever enoff to know that it was just BS what him or she claimed.

    • @a3300000
      @a3300000 Рік тому

      @@bscsmscs1578BS.

  • @vadimesharak726
    @vadimesharak726 Рік тому +16

    No BS. Just brilliant info. Many thanks

  • @GVPARTS
    @GVPARTS 7 місяців тому +14

    Im 64 just had CAC score of 800, pretty bad. Results of a life of stress and bad diet. I'm a Non smoker no diebetes, good blood pressure. Though I was previously overweight 40+ pounds and had a drink or 3 every day. So I changed my diet a year prior to getting the cac score and lost 40,lbs. Cut way back on alcohol to 1 or 2 drinks a month. Since I cant afford the battery of tests and specialist appointments my cardiologist recommended I decided to attack the problem with diet and excersize. Moderate keto with fish and omega 3s. I have already accepted the possibility of my own mortality so I dont live in fear of death, if it comes it comes, I've had a good life. I keep my stress low and enjoy every day.
    Life is way too short to be around bad people.

    • @jeffj318
      @jeffj318 7 місяців тому

      Amen, brother. 👍

    • @chavbudgie4299
      @chavbudgie4299 6 місяців тому

      Good luck, you've made the change, well done😊

  • @jgeph2.4
    @jgeph2.4 Рік тому +9

    I’m 52 , and have been on a carnivore diet since May of 2023 . I’m currently down 80lbs and my BP is now normal at 110/68 average , A1C down from 5.7 -5.2 . My cholesterol has always been high at about 280 total but now my ldl is high at about 232 with slightly rising HDL at about 39-40 and triglycerides in the low 90’s .
    I had echocardiogram done , ekg , holster monitor and exercise stress test in September with my cardiologist and go back in a couple of months . Here’s the thing , I just got a new CAC done last month and I’m now 312 up from 72 in 2018 and I’m concerned . I’m strict carnivore and exercise usually three days a week now fairly intensely with resistance interval training .
    My primary wanted me back on a statin in December so I did at a lower dose of 10mg crestor per day and get new blood work next month . I’m praying I’m on the road to recovery of heart disease . I don’t drink and never smoked .
    HELP 😢

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому +1

      but...(re: CAC increasing)...did you get a cvd shot? Spike proteins are highly toxic to the vascular system. You didn't mention male or female.. if female, every on birth control? Any childhood trauma? Stress in life? Type A? It's way more than just "drink or smoke" thing. Do you exercise, weight train, go to sleep at a good time? Wake up at a good time? Get sunlight? Etc

    • @jgeph2.4
      @jgeph2.4 8 місяців тому

      @@jac1161 I’m male and no on the 💉.
      I weight train 3-4 days a week now

    • @chriss.6526
      @chriss.6526 7 місяців тому

      You story is very similar to mine. 79 cac in 2019, 327 last week. No smoke or drink but poor sleep and high stress. Have you seen your cardiologist? What did they say about the rapid increase in cac score?

  • @steelersman74
    @steelersman74 Рік тому +15

    I'm 48. I'm also one of the "rare" ones who smoked most of my life and used vaping to quit smoking 10 years ago and still vape now, and I have a score of 0. Been carnivore now for about a year. Lost 65 lbs, reversed insulin resistance etc and feel better than I did back in my 20's.

    • @brendaandrandyking4126
      @brendaandrandyking4126 Рік тому

      How can you tell that you reversed insulin resistance??? A blood level on the insulin??😊

    • @steelersman74
      @steelersman74 Рік тому +3

      @@brendaandrandyking4126 fasting insulin being below 5 is a pretty good indication but for non blood markers, when you lose weight and start burning fat for fuel instead of carbs, you have reversed insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes is nothing more than severe insulin resistance that has been allowed to persist for many years. I caught mine before it developed into pre diabetes and full blown diabetes, thanks to these youtube keto/carnivore doctors/influencers. I had never heard of insulin resistance until then. Your standard doctors don't even know this much lol. It is sad honestly.

  • @judywentling764
    @judywentling764 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @elidao2591
    @elidao2591 Рік тому +4

    I am smiling not just because you joked at the end of the video but also because after our consultation I got nothing but great news about my health. Now I will be doing my CAC or CTC I don't know anymore, and hopefully I will be smiling a lot more after that. Do your consults with Dr Cywes, its worth it. Thank you Dr Cywes 💛

  • @anniake8578
    @anniake8578 10 місяців тому +2

    My hubs had his first heart attack ( the widowmaker)at 33 years old. He's 5' 9" and was 145 pounds. His next was at 44 ( again the widowmaker) . He has had 2 stents. His cardiologist has never given him a CAC test. He has started eating keto after watching me for the past 4 years but is afraid to get off statins. I love sending him your videos to listen to as he's driving❤

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому +2

      cardiologist do as little as endocrinologist as little as GI doctors, etc...... when you learn what we never learned in medical and nursing school, you'll be pretty disgusted.... like I was as a cardiac nurse, and a young patient who learned a lot on my own.

  • @dandydonslife9869
    @dandydonslife9869 Рік тому +2

    Great info on heart disease and how to prevent, like your cac score info to, thanks.

  • @rontiemens2553
    @rontiemens2553 Рік тому +1

    Salutes to both you AND carb addiction mom! ❤

  • @guidogold1
    @guidogold1 Рік тому +4

    Fantastic presentation by Dr Cywes... Thank you

  • @JoelP1961
    @JoelP1961 Рік тому +9

    I had bloodwork done this past summer, triglycerides 77, HDL 62, LDL 190, fasted insulin 5.2. I’m 62 very fit, weight training for 50 years. Started keto/carnivore this summer after being off of it for a while. My PA sees the numbers on my bloodwork and calls in a statin to my pharmacy without even consulting me. I just said no, from the numbers I appear to be metabolically healthy. Should I go ahead and schedule a CAC? I really don’t want to go to this PA again and it’s frustrating trying to find a competent doctor.

    • @jeffj318
      @jeffj318 7 місяців тому

      Shake the dust from your feet and don't look back. You don't need this doctor.

  • @beaubolinger1521
    @beaubolinger1521 Рік тому +5

    Hello from Queensland Australia

  • @stealth48nurse
    @stealth48nurse 10 місяців тому +1

    Excellent information thank you so very much!!!

  • @marilynnsmith360
    @marilynnsmith360 Рік тому +4

    I think I love this Doctor! However, I live in Phoenix, AZ

  • @captainbc52
    @captainbc52 9 днів тому

    I work at St. Thomas West in Nashville, Tennessee as a CT tech. We're known for taking care of strokes and hearts.
    We got a top of the line GE scanner a couple of years ago and we routinely do outpatient coronary artery CTAs which are amazing. Basically it's calcium score paired with a CCTA.... So the cardiologist can look at how much calcium you have and also look at the lumens of your arteries for non-calcified plaques. We send all of our images to a program called heart flow, which actually does 3D fly-throughs of your each individual main arteries to determine how restricted or unrestricted the flow is.

  • @MyFatAdaptedLife
    @MyFatAdaptedLife Рік тому +24

    61 yo lean mass hyper-responder. Over 2.5 yrs carnivore. LDL = 566; remnant cholesterol < 14; triclyceride:HDL ratio = 0.79; C Reactive Protein = 0.7; Total Calcium score = 0

    • @bscsmscs1578
      @bscsmscs1578 Рік тому +4

      there are lots of chain smokers who live >90 yrs. That doesn't mean smoking is OK for people in general.

    • @MrProphet469
      @MrProphet469 Рік тому +1

      50yo carnivore. Not a hyper-responder. Total cho, 190. Triglycerides, 66. HDL,46. Triglyceride/HDL ratio: 4.8. LDL, 137. C-RP, 6. Total CAC, 118. What gives? I want my CAC = 0.

    • @Whineboy
      @Whineboy Рік тому +7

      ⁠@@MrProphet469// your TG/HDL is 1.4, not 4.8. That’s pretty good. 60 and my CAC is 1120 so I understand something of what you are going through. Got mine down to about 1.1 on low carb. Over 4 years, dropped my Lp(a) from 92 to 42 (they say it’s hereditary and doesn’t change, my N=1 says hogwash). Lost 55+ pounds as well. Point is, you can do this!

    • @DaKeezl
      @DaKeezl Рік тому

      8 inches 🤭

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP Рік тому

      @MrProphet469 Your score could double every 5 years as mine did.
      I used the Linus Paulings Heart Protocol to reverse my CAC from 660 to 458.
      Check out Dr. Thomas Levy's book "Stop America's #1Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy.
      Pauling was a 2-time Nobel Prize winner, and Dr. Levy expands on Pauling's work.

  • @rafinsirchemistrytutorial1703
    @rafinsirchemistrytutorial1703 11 місяців тому +2

    Wonderful explanation... Thanks

  • @kathyridgeway5235
    @kathyridgeway5235 Рік тому +1

    thank you for all the info. I did contribute via PP

  • @patrickdezenzio4988
    @patrickdezenzio4988 Рік тому +3

    Great video. I've been on keto and IF for over 3.5 years and dropped almost 50 lbs and have been maintaining 150lbs at 5' 10" and I'm 58. I went on keto because I didn't like how I was creeping up on the scale and past dieting seemed to hit higher plateaus. For example, in my late 30s, I could diet a bit and get myself down to 170lbs, but by my late 40s, the new low was 175, then in my 50s, closer to 180. I also had been prediabetic for 10 years at the low-end of the scale at 101 fasting glucose but I never had my a1c checked. So many things I wished my doctor would have checked given my age but it wasn't until I was on keto that I took charge and had him order all my tests, including the CAC. Now before I started on keto my total cholesterol was 164, LDL 92, trig 72, hdl 40 and my bp fluctuated between 120/80 to 140/95. I was taking 100mg atenolol since my early 40s to address palpitations. Now my total cholesterol is 190, ldl 134, hdl 55, and trig 52 with bp at 120/80 most of the time. Keto didn't really change BP that much, if any. I take a calcium channel blocker now to address onset afib w/RVR back in late April. No new episodes since then. I did have an echo back in June to check the structure of the heart to determine if I had afib for a longer period and just didn't know it until I had the one in April. Everything looked good, had minimal calcification on the main valve, but nothing alarming for my age. So I went ahead and got the CAC just to know and it came back with a 3. 3.6% of a cardiovascular event over the next 10 years. My cardiologist said he doesn't recommend a statin yet, not until the risk hits 5%. He has also been pushing to get me off keto to at least a Mediterranean diet, but preferably plant-based. Unfortunately I didn't order up all these test before I went on keto so I could compare them 3.5 years later. There's no way to know what the CAC score was before I started keto, but I'll just use this as the baseline going forward and do it again in a year or 2. It's cheap enough and it's super easy - only took 2 minutes and even better, it's non-invasive.

  • @dawnt5587
    @dawnt5587 Рік тому +11

    My doctor put me on statins but they made me feel terrible. I told him I wasn’t taking them. I told him I wanted a CAC test. It was zero. No statins for me.

    • @chicagomike
      @chicagomike 8 місяців тому

      Well you don’t need them.

  • @timfitzgibbon9104
    @timfitzgibbon9104 10 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant, thank you!!

  • @newunderthesun7353
    @newunderthesun7353 Рік тому +6

    There are too many lifestyle variables to assume any chart is going to be a good predictor of risk. I'm a former Marathon runner (30 Marathons between the ages of 17 and 43), current Triathlete, 65 years old, still competitive, low carb eater, and my CAC score has tripled in five years. I have yet to find a sympathetic cardiologist.

    • @gator7082
      @gator7082 Рік тому +2

      Seems like your training is putting a lot of stress on your pipes. Maybe it's time to hang up the shoes and find something else like weight training to fill the gap. Just a thought.

    • @newunderthesun7353
      @newunderthesun7353 Рік тому

      @gator7082 Been doing weights since I was 15. Still 4 or 5x per week.

    • @gator7082
      @gator7082 Рік тому +3

      @@newunderthesun7353 My point was chronic cardio is bad for you. Most professionals marathon or triathlon look like sh** and don't' age well. Weight lifting as we age has obvious benefits including getting yourself off the ground when you are 80.

  • @dickinson9200
    @dickinson9200 11 місяців тому +2

    I am 68 years old man . CAC score is very high 2157. No chest pain. No family history of heart attacks . I lost 30 lbs I exercise 4 times a week threadmill and weight lifting BMI is 23.5 my aic is 6.5. My pressure is normal range cholesterol is normal 75. HDL and LDL are normal range i dont drink alcohol for a year never smoked. But worried about my cac score 2157 which is high. I use to have high blood pressure befire but now it is nornal last 6 months and diabetes 2 is under control. Cac score is high and bothers me. This was ordered by my primary dr. I have a cardiologist appointment after 2 months . Long wait.What can I expect for treatment?

  • @richardwilliamswilliams
    @richardwilliamswilliams Рік тому +4

    Good afternoon from Copperhill Tn.

  • @lindagivens8882
    @lindagivens8882 Рік тому +2

    Great great great info Doc…. Appreciate you so so much

  • @JohnMcGovern-s5c
    @JohnMcGovern-s5c 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video, thank you...

  • @MK-sc8md
    @MK-sc8md Рік тому +4

    Astonishing, enlightening "food" for thought! So much complicated controversy. Very challenging to find and engage a keto-friendly medical "expert". Trying to be my own lab rat. Can overdoing calcium supplements exacerbate plaques? Ready to learn, rock and roll!!!

    • @honkytonk4465
      @honkytonk4465 Рік тому +2

      No calcium supplements!

    • @MK-sc8md
      @MK-sc8md Рік тому

      No? Grrr. Just realized how much sugar in milk & had to cut back. Say "cheese"~@@honkytonk4465

    • @beverlyburch8197
      @beverlyburch8197 3 місяці тому

      I’m 61 and take calcium supplements for osteoporosis. My CAC score is zero.

  • @donnamcfarland162
    @donnamcfarland162 7 місяців тому +2

    50% to 3%!!! Wow!!! Thank you doc!

  • @SuccessfulKetoLifestyle
    @SuccessfulKetoLifestyle Рік тому +6

    Excellent video! I got my CAC test today after being inspired by your talk at the Hard to Kill Summit in Omaha! It was fantastic talking to you at the VIP reception and thank you for the shout out to “the rainbow people” 😂 Our support group has grown since last weekend! ❤❤❤ - Jennifer

    • @robertcywes2966
      @robertcywes2966 Рік тому

      Great meeting you too

    • @SuccessfulKetoLifestyle
      @SuccessfulKetoLifestyle Рік тому

      @@robertcywes2966 CAC score was 0! Been doing low carb for 20 years! The last 7 years keto, last 3 years strict keto!

  • @karenwelch7980
    @karenwelch7980 11 місяців тому +2

    Love ❤Ivor!!!

  • @AndiS-dz4pq
    @AndiS-dz4pq 8 місяців тому +2

    Great video. Thanks Dr Cywes.

  • @fyrerayne8882
    @fyrerayne8882 Рік тому +4

    Thanks Doc!

  • @PlannerMemaw
    @PlannerMemaw Рік тому +8

    I love the LifeLife Screening. Not as detailed as a cardiologist visit but also not nearly as expensive.

  • @DrProfX
    @DrProfX 10 місяців тому +2

    MESA 10-year CHD risk calculator incorporates other variables to give a better risk estimates than just CAC score. For example, if you have moderately high CAC score, but otherwise normal cholesterol and TG levels and normal BP you’re at a lower risk than “20 %” (i.e., depending on your exact numbers, likely less than 10%) listed here that’s based only on CAC score …

  • @gantte
    @gantte Рік тому +5

    I requested and am getting my first CAC test next Monday

  • @captquest1
    @captquest1 Рік тому +11

    So, just trying to gather info and learn what's best to do at this point. My calcium score is 5700! I have angiogram scheduled in few days.

    • @chriss.6526
      @chriss.6526 7 місяців тому +1

      Hi. What was the result of the test?

    • @captquest1
      @captquest1 7 місяців тому

      @@chriss.6526 I ended up getting open heart surgery, quadruple bypass and a valve replacement. A bit of a rough ride, but great results. Today I seem to be doing well, cycling and very active.

  • @lukeskywkr8976
    @lukeskywkr8976 9 місяців тому +2

    HI Dr. Cywes, I have found your videos very informative indeed being a T2 diabetic 20 yrs and have been fed meds/insulin!!! I tried keto 2 yrs ago.
    Happily Im off insulin and lost 15 kgs! I reside in Cape Town, South Africa.
    Please could you recommend any keto LCHF Docs that are like-minded? Thanks for the brilliant work you and similar Dr's in your space are doing to switch the lights on for us being treated by archaic Dr's stuck on solving health issues with meds only.

  • @glenntimberlake2413
    @glenntimberlake2413 5 місяців тому

    This is a great teaching with excellent explanations.
    Thank you.!!

  • @welovedogs6835
    @welovedogs6835 4 місяці тому

    Thank you Dr Cywes for this amazing video ♥️

  • @kimcochran5262
    @kimcochran5262 Рік тому +8

    Hay... my wife of 40 years just had a terrible heart attack. She has had two CAC scores that were zero ! Had to have double bypass surgery. No symptoms or contributing factors. She had Covid late May early June. Her prior blood work was perfect !!! I think it was a hemorrhagic clot.... inflammation!!!!

    • @MK-sc8md
      @MK-sc8md Рік тому +1

      Isn't it all about inflammation? I don't think I've ever had a C Reactive Protein done. Thinking about getting a Dr. Cywes consult to get on the right track w/ my PCP & likely new cardiologist.

    • @Cocobean4
      @Cocobean4 Рік тому +9

      Just a question did your wife have the covid vaccine?

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому +1

      cvd shots by chance? ....

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому

      the injection is highly toxic, and IS the infection (spike protein is wicked for the brain, heart, lungs, etc...especially heart)

    • @jft8994
      @jft8994 7 місяців тому

      CAC does not show the soft plaque which creates heart attacks. Her Apo(B) might have been elevated, most blood works don't show it. Many with a CAC 0 will have heart attacks. People should get a CT-Angiogram at 40 and forget about CAC, stress test. Good luck with insurance companies. We get cancer markers and preventive tests but nothing is done with the heart.

  • @Jhadyspeaks
    @Jhadyspeaks Рік тому +3

    Hi Dr Cywes, just watch this. 7 months keto carnivore, 42 yrs old female. CAC is 1. Thanks for the information you shared. I wish i can get a cgm but if not diabetic it's hard to get one

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому

      as it should be - diabetics needs this more than those just fearing diabetes

    • @JScox
      @JScox 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@jac1161 BUT w/o good labs early (which we don't really get, do we?) seems like it would be immediately notification that whatever you're eating is jumping your sugar up -- like when Dr C compared the use of adding cream or milk to his coffee. If people could see immediate results, they could train themselves early not to develop the bad habit of ingesting foods that are really bad for them!

    • @Jhadyspeaks
      @Jhadyspeaks 7 місяців тому

      @@JScox I agree. It's more for prevention. It's better than the cure. Because if you need a cure that means it's too late

    • @Jhadyspeaks
      @Jhadyspeaks 7 місяців тому

      @jac1161 having the knowledge of how food spike you is wonderful. I don't need to wear the device forever. I could try it for 3 months. There are many companies making them now so there is no shortage. It's a good business since a lot of Americans are pre or diabetic.

  • @pharlapnz4630
    @pharlapnz4630 Рік тому +1

    Outstanding

  • @NMETSGChan
    @NMETSGChan Рік тому +2

    Dr. Cywes said ""You shouldn't have a CAC scan if you have already had a stent or coronary vessels it's a different test we do for that!"
    Anybody know what this test is exactly?
    Because I've never heard of this test before!
    And he never mentioned that in any of his previous videos that I watch!

  • @glendaking5576
    @glendaking5576 Рік тому +1

    My triglycerides are 100 and my HDL is 66. My ldl is 219. A1C 5.4. My vitamin D was 74 my doctor said it was too high and stop taking it. My CAC was 509. I’m so confused. My BP is 120/78. Never ever smoked. The LAD widow maker had 400 From the CAC score. I’m going to see another cardiologist to give me the other tests. 32:27

  • @debbywhitsitt7336
    @debbywhitsitt7336 Рік тому +6

    How do you find a cardiologist like you described?

  • @lowellcrabb151
    @lowellcrabb151 Рік тому +4

    73 yo male who had a CAC test (at my request and expense) in May. I scored a 429, a cardiologist contacted me wanting to follow up but we never got together. I don't trust most of these guys because they are all pill pushers. I would love to find someone who understands low carb diets and have looked at what Dr.Berry posted a while back but there is no one near Sioux City IA or my winter home in Lake Havasu City AZ. When I got my CAC score, I went from keto to carnivore. I am thinking more and more about contacting you so you can help me decide what to do. I have never smoked nor has my doctor ordered an A1c.

    • @olderandwiser127
      @olderandwiser127 Рік тому +3

      Houston based cardiologist Dr Nadir Mir Ali may jusr be who you are looking for. I believe he offfers telemedicine. He is low carb keto. Check out his channel and the many interviews where he is featured. The man is brilliant.

  • @bill_astro_music
    @bill_astro_music 9 місяців тому +1

    Definitely smiled at the end.

  • @nathyketo
    @nathyketo Рік тому +5

    Another great one thank you doc 🙏🙏🏆

  • @maryhaislip4519
    @maryhaislip4519 6 місяців тому

    Thank you I just have my CAC scoring done I think the total is like $189 and there's in one part and the lower right-hand side is a zero 53....63... I guess all three areas equal up to I think 189 I was searching for more information from a knowledgeable source and I found this one of yours thank God that was the best information that I could get

  • @rfolea2
    @rfolea2 Рік тому +2

    I wish someone would do a video telling folks that cant get a CAC due to stents how to evaluate plaque. The only thing i am aware of is the CIMT.

  • @janiceschwartz7943
    @janiceschwartz7943 5 місяців тому +1

    When I have used coconut oil in the past, my bad cholesterol went up. My CAC was 175 last year. I try to be low carb but lately eating rice because I need something binding for digestion. I don’t like using meds. Also can't increase salt because of edema and kidney stones so can't use this protocol.

  • @russbrown6453
    @russbrown6453 Рік тому +15

    When I got my CAC score I asked what population of people have positive scores. They said diabetics. Interestingly, they see people who have scores in the thousands that are over 70 years old. They told me the highest score they have seen was 6000 in man who was in his late 80s!

    • @chaz6399
      @chaz6399 Рік тому

      There's a calculator online that lets you plugin in your CAC, age, race, and gender and then see where you fall relative to your cohort/peers, i.e. which percentile you're in.
      Search for "MESA CAC calculators"

    • @kennethh4904
      @kennethh4904 Рік тому +6

      That's me at almost 64. Last CAC score 4 years ago was 1143. I refused statin drugs. Currently Carnivore and exercising everyday. Saw a couple videos on Revera that a few people dropped, their CAC scores by hundreds of points on Carnivore. I also took up Sprinting after watching Dr Sean Omara videos. He says visceral fat is the number one cause of all diseases. My stomach size , has been plummeting after starting Sprinting, for the last two months. My cardiologist, said I killed the stress test. He says he thought my calcium was from the outside in. I have no blockages. Maybe all my long distance cardio caused the calcium built up.

    • @MK-sc8md
      @MK-sc8md Рік тому

      @@kennethh4904 Huh? Very curious to know more about the calcium build up. Bracing myself for a barrage of "conventional wisdom" from conventional MD's/cardiologist. Appreciate any tips you can offer as I dare to request a CAC. Ugh!

  • @ImiChitterman
    @ImiChitterman Рік тому

    I urge you to look into doing a video on OMEGA 3 and it role in the hormonal balance.. I looked at your insulin vids. and this is important for the audience.

  • @DK-pr9ny
    @DK-pr9ny Рік тому +5

    Stress tests are a waste of time..

    • @danc3746
      @danc3746 11 місяців тому

      Absolutely, NEVER!!!! do a stress test. I had a 209 score and passed a stress test with 90% blockage in the LAD. I needed double bypass after a full cath was done.

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому +1

      they do that to find any way possible to document an issue, so that they can prescribe a med or do a surgery. They are both at some points, necessary, but.....not in most cases.

  • @MelloGee33
    @MelloGee33 11 місяців тому +2

    I'm a 59 yr. old male and my CAC score was 183. I'm not going to fret over it.

    • @danc3746
      @danc3746 11 місяців тому +1

      I'm also 59 and had a score of 209, double bypass needed and done, LAD was 90% blocked. I'm not trying to scare or preach, just letting you know what happened to me.

    • @MelloGee33
      @MelloGee33 11 місяців тому

      @@danc3746 Interesting. How did they find the Left Descending Artery at 90% blocked? Did your doctor recommend a contrast angiogram after your CAC score came back st 209? My LAD had a CAC score of 117. The other arteries were much lower and made up the rest of the remaining score to equal 183 total score. Did you have any other symptoms? Just curious as to what prompted the double-bypass surgery. Thanks for your time and answers.

    • @danc3746
      @danc3746 11 місяців тому

      @@MelloGee33 No...my cardiologist at the time did not recommend any further tests after the 209 score and a passing stress test, I pushed for more. My LAD score was 98. I had absolutely no symptoms but just wanted to know more about how much plaque I had. I first did the noninvasive cath which showed some "severe" flow issues, and then a full cath through the wrist and up to my heart, I never left the hospital that day. I was put on blood thinners and had double bypass surgery a couple days later. All I am saying is dont listen to doctors when it comes to tests, if you want to know demand those tests like I did. If I didn't I probably wouldn't have had much time left. The cardio surgeon told my daughter that I would not have survived a heart attack. All this from a simple and "moderate" 209 score.

  • @lornahowerton1379
    @lornahowerton1379 9 місяців тому +2

    I had a CAC score of 1333 after eating SAD for 50 yrs. I quickly went on keto for a year then continued to eat 50gm carbs and do OMAD and extended fasting of 36 hrs couple times a month for 5 yrs. Now my score is 2533. I am still low carb 50 gms no statins or BP medicine because 5 different medicines didn't work. Any suggestions? I've worked so hard.

  • @n2daair23
    @n2daair23 Рік тому +11

    My CAC score was over 1k! I did go to see a cardiologist and the only thing he did was prescribe a statin, crestor at a high dose, which I didn’t agree with. Even my PC doc said that was too high a dose. Plus the cardiologist set up an echo stress test which I easily passed with results stating exercise levels for my age (62) were excellent results. I’ve since had more testing done like Apob, particle size and number, all with good results. I’m taking the aspirin daily, but no statin. I simply don’t know what to do next. I’m doing a low carb diet and exercising more, but I’ve always been very active and never been overweight or smoked. Cholesterol and trig/hdl ratio are also good. I don’t get it, how did I get my arteries in such bad condition? I almost think they read my CAC wrong. Will be getting another one in October and I sure hope it hasn’t gotten worse.🙏 BTW, I asked the cardiologist about maybe getting a ct angiogram but he said that it was useless because the calcium would cause reflections, and therefore not be accurate, which sounds like garbage to me, but I’m not a scientist and I just don’t know.

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP Рік тому +5

      Your CAC will do nothing but typically go up while on a statin because that's it job calcifying plaque in the name of stabilization in the cardiologist's eyes.
      The real issue is that the artery walls are deficient in vitamin C caused by mechanical stress of the artery next to the beating heart.
      Heavy exercise just makes it worse. Most endurance athletes have high CAC's.
      I am on the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol and have reversed my CAC score from 660 to 458 so far. And I am not on a statin, nor will I ever be. I'm 68.
      I would suggest Dr. Thomas Levy's book "Stop America's #1 Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy.
      He has many utube videos, and I follow a lot of his advice.

    • @myrnacohen3861
      @myrnacohen3861 Рік тому +2

      I’m in the exact situation. My CAC score is 1995 too. My stress echo is normal. The cardiologist wants me on statins too. Ketogenic way of eating also.

    • @n2daair23
      @n2daair23 Рік тому +4

      Well my friend, we’re going at this together. I ain’t going with statins, but I’m definitely cutting carbs and sugar. There’s really not much info about our specific situation and none of these doctors will help, we’re on our own here. There’s so much bs about getting into this condition, but very little info about dealing with it if you do have some calcium buildup. Still no clue from all of our brilliant doctors 😢

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP Рік тому +2

      @n2daair23 There's more information than you think! I have several books and have watched many videos of the authors of the books I have on u-tube.
      Not only that, but I have the Coronary Artery Calcium score to prove that what I'm doing does indeed work. Going from 660 to 458 in 20 months. Now it's a year later I expect it to be about 375 as it's regressing as fast as it progressed from 299 that I had 8 years ago. And that seems pretty fast.
      I learned one thing from Dr. Thomas Levy and that is if you have oral toxicity your fight against heart disease goes nowhere.

    • @myrnacohen3861
      @myrnacohen3861 Рік тому +3

      @@n2daair23 I’m going for a echo stress test next week. Shall see how that goes then see the cardiologist. Once I get all the results I will get an appointment with Dr Cywes online. I do take vitamin D 10,000 IU and 240 mg of Vitamin K2. I am ketogenic working towards carnivore. I am active for a 66 yr old and a stage 4 cancer survivor!🙏👍

  • @teresabyrd3250
    @teresabyrd3250 3 місяці тому

    I'm a 74 year old female. Never smoked. Normal stress test EKG & nuclear test. CAC was 1700 in 01-24. I immediately stopped all grain, sugar & processed foods & started KETO. I've since lost 50# & still losing. Dr put me on a statin & got angry at my questions about fixing CAC. What should I do. Not diabetic, BP controlled by meds

  • @Hanover-ek4jy
    @Hanover-ek4jy Рік тому +14

    Calcified plaque is usually very stable and very different from the hot extremely dangerous liquid plaque!

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP Рік тому

      That's true! But how about getting rid of both as I am. Reversing my CAC with the Linus Pauling Heart Protocol.

    • @Hanover-ek4jy
      @Hanover-ek4jy Рік тому

      @@SET12DSP please elaborate!

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP Рік тому

      @Hanover-ek4jy Linus Pauling was a 2-time Nobel Prize winner and was awarded 48 PhDs over his lifetime. He was a biochemist and considered to be one of the world's smartest men in the last 1000yrs.
      He worked with MDs and cardiologists, but because he wasn't an MD, cardiologists refused to believe that he knew anything. But Pauling had many interests, one of which was vitamin C and its use in the body, especially heart disease. As it was in the 1950s, it was discovered that heart attack victims were severely difficult in C in the arteries close to the heart, and the damage was quite evident. Lp-a, a sub-particle of LDL, was discovered to initiate the plaque process. Lp-a was found to be the bodies substitute for vitamin C. Every cell in the body needs C and, in large amounts, way more than the RDA. The blood holds very little in contrast to the cells. I never knew this, but you can have a thing called focal scurvy, meaning an area that is in short supply of C or completely deficient. I found out that the eyes require a huge amount of C.
      So Lysine and Proline, which are amino acids, are used to bind Lp-a in the blood and prevent it from starting the plaqueing process, allowing C to repair the damaged artery correctly. Repair the damaged Lysine and Proline exposed strands. Instead of plastering it all up and further calcifying the artery wall, which cardiologists call a healing process. Not in Paulings' eyes and surely not in a few cardiologists' eyes either. After seeing my CAC Score reversing, it was certainly not in my eyes.
      There has never been a study on this as there is no money in it!
      As you may know, statins are the most profitable drug in the pharma industry.
      The studies that were done were with hardly a gram. They would call 500mg a mega dose as 100mg is the RDA.
      As it turns out, the body uses C up rapidly, fighting any toxicity in the body, especially orally with bad root canals and implants. K2-MK7 fights bad oral bacteria, killing 95% of it, so I use high dose K2-MK7 with vitamin D3 as I have 3 root canals and an implant.
      I follow Dr. Thomas Levy, cardiologist author of the book "Stop America's #1 Killer " Proof that the Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease is Clearly Reversible Arterial Scurvy And so far, he is right.
      One has to find their bowel tolerance of Vitamin C by taking it in divided doses per day till you get diarrhea and then back off till firmer. I find I can take much more at night.
      My dosage is 5 grams morning and 5 grams afternoon with 15 grams evening.
      Lysine is 6 grams a day, and Proline is 8 grams per day.
      All I know is there are no side effects, and it sure beats Statins and stents and many other medications.

    • @SET12DSP
      @SET12DSP Рік тому +2

      So the real cause, as Levy points out, is sheer mechanical stress of the artery. It is quite well known that many endurance athletes often have high CAC's, and I have heard 40% of marathon runners have heart issues.
      I lost 100 lbs just from walking. I was also a former vegetarian on Dr. Cadwell Essyltyn diet. Now I'm basicly grain and sugar-free.
      Vitamin C has no toxicity, but too much water will kill you! I'm 68 yrs old. I walk 4-6,000 steps per day. I once heard that the Japanese are some of the longest lifespans in the world, I also heard they don't do marathons and they don't do gyms.
      I exercise for what I need no more, no less.

    • @bscsmscs1578
      @bscsmscs1578 Рік тому

      @@SET12DSP Japanese have long life span. This is probably due to that they eat tons of seaweed & fish giving them high omega3/omega6 ratio & this results in very low inflammation (hence low or less CALCIFICATION). Vita C is also good in reducing inflammation.

  • @sergiopupo9293
    @sergiopupo9293 Рік тому +1

    I'm 68 years old, I smoke since I was 15, no proud of this bad vice, but my CAC is 0, my carotid ultrasound showed no plaque, my CRP is .7, I just wonder?

  • @Quakes4R
    @Quakes4R Рік тому +3

    My wife is 80 yo and had a heart attack in 2018, widow maker 100% blocked. Stented at that time. Type 2 diabetic. On blood thinners, BP meds and a statin. What should she do? Had a CAC scan a week ago, waiting for the results.

  • @DonReed-d3j
    @DonReed-d3j 3 місяці тому

    So I'm 40 years old. I just had a CAC score done and mine was 28. They didn't tell me if it was in one area or the density of it, but I'm thinking of having a cimt. I believe that's what that test is called

  • @PeterClarkin
    @PeterClarkin 6 місяців тому

    Hi Doctor Robert.
    I have been watching your videos over the last 3 days and found them fascinating. I am 72 years young and farmed all my life so am very fit and i have not needed ever to take medical drugs. 6 feet 3 inches tall and slim so I thought due to no sickness issues over the last 60 years i was bullet proof. However, I started to get ED, so thought i needed to get checked out.
    Well, my CT Calcium Score was 2293.5 is at the 94thpercentile.
    My tread test was, achieving heart rate of 148bpm which is 117% predicted. Blood pressure peaked to 164/68mmHg from a base line of138/72mmHg, no chest pain.
    I am on Aspirin now and booked in for an angiogram in August.
    Has anyone had a CT number that high and was able to bring it down?

  • @louj2279
    @louj2279 День тому

    Nobody is talking about blooming artifacts and if they inflate a CAC score. My score is very high, and my scan looks like I should be dead. I'm going to get a heart catherization to see if I have any blockages. I'm sure I do as I am a type 2 and a history of uncontrolled A1C. My last 3 A1C scores are below 7 so I am happy about that but worried I'm beginning a journey I don't want to take. Please explain in a video how blooming artifacts may cause a high CAC score and should you get a catherization if you have good cholesterol levels, have been taken a baby aspirin for years, relatively good BP, and no chest discomfort. My last stress test did show a 1mm anomaly about 9 minutes into the test. Thank you.

  • @gregorythomas8523
    @gregorythomas8523 6 місяців тому

    64 year old with CAC at 590. Passed exercise stress test with flying colors. Low carb for last 5 years. Work hard to keep A1c low. Don’t know how to find an enlightened cardiologist in San Antonio or Austin TX. I fired mine who was LDlL centric. My statins sit in a drawer, unopened. Do take baby aspirin, nattokinase, lumbrokinase.

  • @glendaking5576
    @glendaking5576 Рік тому +3

    My cardiologist just ordered big dose of statins. No stress test no further testing. I was so defeated when I left. 14:36

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому

      the entire system is defeating....as a nurse and patient they left neglected, I can't even tell you how devastating..... they get incentives. Period.

    • @keithshaw3693
      @keithshaw3693 4 місяці тому

      I think I would refer to another cardiologist.

    • @jmanjman3916
      @jmanjman3916 4 місяці тому

      @@keithshaw3693 They are all the same. I went to the Mayo Clinic last week and same story….just take more pills. No emphasis on diet or lifestyle change. They all beat the same drum.

    • @tomdineen7
      @tomdineen7 Місяць тому

      Yeah my cardiologist is doing the same thing. I hate to be confrontational but here goes…

  • @Bee-of5xz
    @Bee-of5xz Рік тому +3

    Hi Dr. Cywes! I have been on keto since 2019. My last labs have not changed total cholesterol 403, TG 80, HDL 109(decreased from 124), VLDL 11, LDL 283, hgb A1C 5.3, Lp(a)

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому

      did you get cvd shots? Very inflammatory. as is the early infection

  • @OutRAjious
    @OutRAjious Рік тому +1

    LONDON UK …;. do you have any practioners who think like you near me in london Sir …. appreciate your explanations thank you :)

  • @jackijohnson3778
    @jackijohnson3778 6 місяців тому

    I had a small heart attack yesterday, lasted less than 5 minutes. I went to the ER about 45 min after. EKG showed nothing because it was over. Blood work showed nothing because it didn't last long enough. CAT scan and X ray was good. Yesterday was w day back on carnivore, I must stick with it this time. I hop I can heal my heart and blood vessels. My Dr mentioned stress, yes I've been very stress with my life situation for 8 months and yesterday was no different.

  • @Ken-ol2kx
    @Ken-ol2kx Рік тому +5

    My CAC score came back at 65, I switched to a keto diet, cut back on alcohol consumption. My PC wanted to put me on a statin. My A1C was 5.2 on the blood test, my triglycerides were optimal, and my HDL was optimal. My LDL was 193 and that was another reason for the statin. I decided not to take the statin, hope I made the right decision, I'm 64 yrs.

    • @DK-pr9ny
      @DK-pr9ny Рік тому +1

      A low dose statin can help keep the inflammation down and help to calcify the dangerous soft plaque to stabilize it.

    • @Ken-ol2kx
      @Ken-ol2kx Рік тому

      I'd rather get another test and see what happens. Unless the score is over a thousand and I've had a heart attack I'd rather stay away from the statins even if it is low dose. Thanks for your input. @@DK-pr9ny

    • @Total_Body_Fitness_USA
      @Total_Body_Fitness_USA Рік тому +1

      Keto/Carnivore contributes to oxidation of cholesterol which in turn causes inflammation. Why? Because cooking meat oxidizes the fats - simple as that! Now, people who eat a ton of sugar and bad carbs, overweight, diabetes, etc., do well on keto because they get rid of the junk. However, long term they are hurting themselves in another way. Also, have your physician check your Lp(a) numbers. That is a nasty molecule that is hereditary and if elevated can definitely contribute to plaque and unstable plaque, especially when eating keto/carnivore. BTW, I've been in healthcare some 30 years trained in integrative functional medicine. Take care.

    • @Ken-ol2kx
      @Ken-ol2kx Рік тому

      Thanks for the advice. What type of diet do you recommend? Your obviously anti-meat.@@Total_Body_Fitness_USA

  • @CAnative64
    @CAnative64 4 місяці тому +1

    Turning 60 in a month. - Just got my calcium score; 21. Thing is all of that number is in the LAD (aka "The Widow Maker.")
    A bit freaked out here. All of my other numbers are excellent save for my Lipoprotein-A which is 200 and my Apolipoprotein B which is 109.
    Triglycerides are 80 and my A1C is 4.9. - So the issue is the Widow Maker... not sure if this calls for a stent. I know my doc will want to put me on statins immediately. Grrrrr. --- Thanks for this info. Very, very informative.

    • @beardedpatriot-tv3410
      @beardedpatriot-tv3410 2 місяці тому

      Same here! Mine came 64 back and pratically all that # was in same location as well. Pending some more follow up labs. Did you ever get feeback regarding stent?

  • @tarakennedy3041
    @tarakennedy3041 5 місяців тому

    I am confused. I just had a CAC score of zero. However, it showed calcification in my thoracic aorta. 67 y/o female. My GP said to see a cardiologist. I have an appointment in a few weeks.

  • @danh8537
    @danh8537 Рік тому +4

    49 top 20% fit for my age. Dont drink or smoke.
    Got a CAG of 76% percentile. It is on one spot above the LAD Rest of heart is clear. I beleive it scored higher because where it is sitting. Cardiologist prescribed 20mg statin. Said dont change training habits. Sent me on my way. Took statin for 6 months no real side effects, except my metabolim seems to be not working as well.
    I am nearly full carnivore for a month and given up statins. Also taking vit DK2 B3 daily.

  • @brucemontemayor2270
    @brucemontemayor2270 3 місяці тому

    Dr., thank you for this information. I recently got a first ever CAC score done and got a 578. One artery os over 300. How do I find a cardiologist who is not a “yahoo-cowboy”? I went to one that I found on a keto site and he was NOT supposed to be on there. I live just west of Orlando. I’m really struggling to find keto/carnivore friendly doctors. Thank you again!

  • @returntodogen
    @returntodogen 5 місяців тому

    Say more about tobacco industry and statins

  • @frankenz66
    @frankenz66 Рік тому +1

    1931 CAC in 2019. Had a 99% soft blockage in "widowmaker" artery. Turned out to have serious trouble with statins and couldn't walk for nine months taken off. TOFI body type. I started keto and a lot of fasting, found to have rapid response. Lipid panels changed around. I will never be medically ordered to take a CAC score agaon as it their policy not to because I am already establish cardio patient.

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому +1

      find some to order it, and get it done. Don't stay with abuse/neglect or where you feel stuck You are paying THEM!

    • @frankenz66
      @frankenz66 8 місяців тому

      I would respond, but apparently youtube is blocking my statements that are anything more than just mundane ones.

  • @frankgrizzard
    @frankgrizzard 7 місяців тому

    Have no idea what my scores mean:
    epicardial coronary arteries: lm:1/3; lad:2/3; lcx:1/3; rca:1/3. total ordinal coronary artery calcium score:5/12

  • @robinchopra139
    @robinchopra139 Рік тому +17

    my CAC is 25 and my doctor is practically screaming "take these statins or you are going to DIE!!!"

    • @pobrien864
      @pobrien864 Рік тому +13

      Mine was 3 and they told me the same thing. I told them under no circumstances was I going to start taking a statin again.

    • @Jenrumor
      @Jenrumor Рік тому +10

      Mine was 47 and my doc got mad I wouldn't take a statin. I've switched doctors now.

    • @robinchopra139
      @robinchopra139 Рік тому +1

      @@Jenrumor Ya... first visit i got the stern "If you dont trust me, maybe you should get a new dr" then second visit (sad face) "i hope you are still alive for the next visit" . I know its time for a new Dr. but i have been with him for YEARS!" And you never know if another Dr is any different

    • @robertcywes2966
      @robertcywes2966 Рік тому +2

      Sad

    • @robinchopra139
      @robinchopra139 Рік тому

      @@robertcywes2966 truely

  • @Al-Storm
    @Al-Storm 5 місяців тому +1

    Finding a good cardiologist is extremely difficult. Any recommendations near Boston?

  • @Teresa-pg7wb
    @Teresa-pg7wb Рік тому +2

    On my CAC, I got a zero. 58 yo female. My husband got 1600. He’s 74. I eat a mostly high carb low fat diet. He eats lots of meat. We’re both non diabetics. Also, he’s on a statin. I am on only HRT.

    • @iss8504
      @iss8504 Рік тому

      Hrt is key. Estrogen is protective if female. His statements that its generally inflammativebis not true. After menopause heart disease rates increase in women, unless on hrt

    • @Teresa-pg7wb
      @Teresa-pg7wb Рік тому

      yep!@@iss8504

    • @jac1161
      @jac1161 8 місяців тому +1

      @@iss8504 ONLY if those hormones are bio-identical

  • @susanshaver912
    @susanshaver912 Рік тому +6

    I won't even have milk in my house. Only heavy cream and butter..... discussion, then what to do - call to action, strategies you can do yourself: 25:00 get bloodwork done CAC score; therapy - low carb, high fat, increase salt, get A1c at 5.2 0r lower; some form of physical activity every day - frequency more important than intensity; No statins ; baby aspirin a day; antioxidants Omega 3 fatty acid, MCT or coconut oil, Vitamin D3 K2 and walks in the sunshine; Vitamin C; blood pressure control - monitor every day; stop nicotine products; correct insulin resistance; take care of your heart!

  • @Maverick-l4g
    @Maverick-l4g 4 місяці тому

    thank you

  • @MrProphet469
    @MrProphet469 Рік тому +7

    How about IV choline or Plaquex (phosphatidylcholine) for clearing arteries? Effective?

  • @M3SANDERS
    @M3SANDERS 3 місяці тому

    Just had one done and had. Got a 47 all in the LAD should I be concerned

  • @JRMoritz
    @JRMoritz Рік тому

    I am 74 and have a high CAC score of 712 down from 836 after being on Keto. I have never smoked. All my doctors and cardiologists insist that I be on Statins. They want my LDL super low and it’s currently at 150. They have never even mentioned the potential side effects and dangers of Statins. I am at a loss as to what to do.

    • @janbarlowe2690
      @janbarlowe2690 Рік тому

      I was not aware a CAC score could ever go down. Once the calcified plaques are there, don't they always stay there?

    • @JRMoritz
      @JRMoritz Рік тому

      @@janbarlowe2690 mine definitely went down so I guess they can.

  • @bosman6456
    @bosman6456 Рік тому +4

    is it to simplistic to say if your blood pressure is high odds are you have narrowing arteries or plaque build up. If blood pressure is low or normal there would be little plaque or blockage ?

    • @Sameolegal87
      @Sameolegal87 Рік тому

      Great question but I’m not sure if it works that way.

  • @kathleenredick275
    @kathleenredick275 5 місяців тому +1

    Beginning to think I need to move to FL. 🤔

  • @Sophia-j5n2t
    @Sophia-j5n2t 2 місяці тому

    The CAC test has quite a bit of radiation.
    As a woman this is concerning as the breast area absorbs this radiation which could increase her cancer risk.
    So a woman will have to weigh her heart disease risk versus breast cancer risk if considering this test.

  • @noahperry7468
    @noahperry7468 8 місяців тому

    That graph is off. I used a CAC/Agaston/MACE/MESA risk calculator and with a CAC of 107 at 45, my risk was 5%--7% not 20%.