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yea, I've had them, I thought you were talking about a procedure where they can go in via catheter to remove plaque ? Is there such a procedure ? i guess basically I'm wondering at what point or other options are there to remove or compress plaque outside of by pass or cracking you open. Been...

Thx Tom confused about the heart cath and your arteries were clear ? Is that what would get done should one have a fair amount of plaque ? Done in cath lab ? Ok for aorta ? thx. Also thx to Agian, whats the diff of k1 and k2 ? My labs are good my hdl and ldl are right where he wanted them. I...

Thx. if you google coumadin and plaque etc. you'll see many opinions that feel it contributes to plaque.. Personally I am now very curious to see where the plaque was from my first scan compared to present. My cardiologist said if we got my cholestrol level at a certain point is would stop the...

I'd have to go back thru all the sites I read to really answer that. All I know is there are a lot of sites that will tell you that coumadin causes plaque. I will discuss the results with my cardio on Tuesday and will ask him when my first calcium scan was taken and where it was at compared to...

Hi all, been awhile for me. First AVR 12 plus years ago at 50, bovine magna , lasted 10 years. Recent 2.5 years ago now 62 plus age got mechanical valve at Mayo. Went well, walked almost a mile out of hospital loved Mayo. Back in mid 50's was training for Molokai to Oahu paddle board race (...