Calcium Arterial Score:
2009=34
2013=98
2018=133
President Donald Trump’s transparent release of data from his recent health assessment reveals progressive calcification of coronary arteries that elevate the risk for a heart attack.
Even though this is common for someone of his gender and age (only 46% of other males have a lower score than the President), it is of concern since many males in his age group are able to maintain far lower calcification scores in their coronary arteries.
Cardiologist Melissa Walton-Shirley of Gallatin, Tennessee, speaking out at MedScape in 2014 says calcium arterial scoring is superior to an exercise stress test and 100% accurate for coronary artery disease (CAC). A moderate increase in CAC (100-399) like President Trump exhibits is associated with an 80% greater likelihood of dying compared to males with a zero calcium score.
A zero CAC score is said to confer a “15-year warranty against coronary artery disease.” Only about 2-3% of men age 70+ have zero calcium arterial scores.
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All risk assessments for a coronary artery disease are relative. Even though a 1-10 CAC score is quite good, it still presents a 3-fold increased risk for future cardiovascular events (strokes and heart attacks) compared to a score of zero.
President Trump’s LDL cholesterol level was 143, above the desired 100 level. President Trump is taking a 10-milligram statin drug to lower his cholesterol, according to a report in the New York Times.
Information provided by the University of Maryland Medical Center says: “cardiac calcium scoring is a better predictor of coronary events than cholesterol screening or other risk…