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My dad has essential thrombosytosis, high cholesterol. his calcium score was a 1 but a normal stresss test. is a 1 a bad score?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

He is probably ok: his score is low. He shoukd be on a statin and an aspirin

Answered 6/14/2015

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