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WW0149 - CACS Info Booklet 3/19/04 9:59 AM Page 1 Distribution ofCalcium Scoresin WomenCalcium scores <11 are associated with a lowlikelihood (<1%) of any CAD and have excellentprognosis. Please follow the general healthguidelines for primary prevention of CV disease:reduce dietary fat intake, exercise regularly, stopsmoking, treat hypertension is it exists. See yourprimary physician for information or help. RepeatCACS scan in 2-5 between 11 and 400 are associated witha significant (>2% per year) risk of future cardiacevents, especially with scores above 100. Putsimply, a calcium Score of more than 10 indicatesthe presence of Coronary Heart Disease andrequires a reduction of LDL cholesterol to lessthan 100 mg%.
score, it is important to put it into the context of normals for your age. The thinking is that plaque which occurs prematurely in younger individuals is more aggressive and hence more prone to lead to a heart attack than plaque which develops slowly with age. Hence a 70-year-old man with a
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