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Family hist heart problem. abi/carotid us/chest xr/echo est/ekg. all=normal. have hypocholest and overw. should calcium score for annual check? age 38

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Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Calcium scoring: NO! Fix all the manageable risk factors and then sit back and enjoy the ride!.Absence of calcification does not guarantee immortality,imaging requires ionising radiation with no direct clinical benefit in you

Answered 1/9/2015

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