Mel1981 11 Posted February 8, 2025 Hey all. I have a calcium heart scan coming up in a few days and was just curious if anyone else has had one of these. Should I worry about it finding something with my lungs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 199 Posted February 8, 2025 6 hours ago, Mel1981 said: Hey all. I have a calcium heart scan coming up in a few days and was just curious if anyone else has had one of these. Should I worry about it finding something with my lungs? I haven't had one. I had to do some reading to determine what a Calcium Heart Scan was. It doesn't look like it has anything to do with the lungs at all. The test is to find out how much calcium is in your arteries that, like plaque, can restrict blood flow through the body and to the brain. I have had a sonogram on my neck to find plaque in my arteries, but not calcium. It takes a CT scan to do the calcium scan, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mel1981 11 Posted February 8, 2025 10 hours ago, Ironman said: I haven't had one. I had to do some reading to determine what a Calcium Heart Scan was. It doesn't look like it has anything to do with the lungs at all. The test is to find out how much calcium is in your arteries that, like plaque, can restrict blood flow through the body and to the brain. I have had a sonogram on my neck to find plaque in my arteries, but not calcium. It takes a CT scan to do the calcium scan, Thanks. Yeah of course I jump to the worst case scenario on this stuff. Basically,the calcium score will tell me if I should be on a statin or not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
