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Heart attacks and sudden dearth run in family. dad had a ct calcium score of 1, normal stress test. should he receive other testing?

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If doctor recommends: Make sure your dad goes for scheduled check ups , follows his doctors advise , eats well balanced diet , along with regular excesses , controls cholesterol , blood pressure and sugar levels , which he can do , that reduces his chance of bad out come .

Answered 6/14/2015

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Absolutely,focus on: the primary drivers of atherosclerosis/arteriosclerosis: optimize low density lipoprotein particle concentrations by NMR to <700 nmol/L, Large-HDL to >9 μmol/L, HbA1c to <5.0%, typical resting systolic BP to <120 mmHg, etc. While glad to hear low score of 1, it demonstrates (if accurate) presence of advanced arterial disease (calcium always within base of oldest plaque)-Study my HealthTap answers.

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