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I was diagnosed with heavily calcified arteries and a 99 percent occlusion of the lad through an angiogram. i had no symptoms. how is that possible?

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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered

CAD: The symptoms of coronary artery disease require a supply demand imbalance . What the vessels look like is not always the same as the actual flow through them.

Dr Geffner and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/21/2017

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

Unusual: Not to have symptoms but something must have been present for you to have and angiogram. Diabetics can frequently have "silent ischemia".

Answered 3/18/2013

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A member asked:

I was diagnosed with heavily calcified arteries and a 99 percent occlusion of the lad through an angiogram. i had no symptoms. how is that possible?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered

Dr Geffner and another doctor agreed

Dr. Rick Koch answered

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