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Hi Chuck, It's been awhile. I have since collected an LPa score and the result is below. I've also sent my cholesterol numbers before and triglycerides. All of them walking out in front of a bus low. My LPa score is eleven where a result of 75 or less is considered optimal. So, if the modern...

That's (for like the 4th or 5th time) why I'm here, To find out if anyone has pursued this avenue. I need to know dosages of K2 used, effect on INR and if it helped the calcium scores. Kinda difficult to get that info when there's a gatekeeper around providing an intimidation factor. I've asked...

Thanks. I don't have end stage kidney disease, YET. But I do have PKD. There are some interesting characteristics of PKD besides renal cysts. Like mid line hernia's (check). Bicuspid arotic valves (check, partially bicuspid in my case) Diverticulosis/itis (check, noted in several of my scans)...

Hi, "It is correct that sometimes a fringe point of view turns out to be "more correct" than a current prevailing wisdom. And it's true that things are "messier" in political topics." Glad you think so. It's also starting to happen more often that the fringe becomes the actual correct...

Hi, Yes I know about proving a negative. However, there should still be a study out there on the safety and efficacy of warfarin and one that specifically clears it in the calcification realm. There isn't one because it in fact does cause this issue. In this one, they don't imply, say maybe...

Hi, There is enough evidence that warfarin can cause arterial calcification in humans to warrant not just including it in inserts but also black box warnings of this effect. There should also be an announcement from the FDA advising doctors of this effect and to have them caution their patients...

How many studies would it take? I've probably seen 10 at least that identify warfarin specifically or a lack of K2 that shows it's correlation to artery calcification. Would 20 be enough? 30? 50? You'd find flaws with every one, no matter the methodology. If any of them are accurate (and I...

Hi Chuck, It's a joke. Never heard it before? There are things happening in American politics today that were called "conspiracy theories" just a few months prior and about 6 months later proved to be true. It happened many times over on many different topics. So much so that it has become a...

Hi! Was trying to figure out how to move a thread. Probably takes an admin. I made a comment earlier up the thread, near the beginning that I was aware of this fact and that the topic was better suited under another header. Not sure now because I could have said it in an PM tom someone. Not...

Hi, I never specifically mentioned who the gatekeepers were. Gatekeepers exist in all forms and on so may topics that it actually boggles the mind. As far as conspiracy theories go, what's the difference between a conspiracy theory and fact? These days? About 6 months... I never tried to cure...

Hi, I already gave a pretty detailed explanation. A gatekeeper in the instances I observed in this forum before signing back up would be someone using many different means to tamp down negative commentary on warfarin for whatever reasons the gatekeeper may have. I gave several long responses...

Hi, Yes, I already knew the interaction between warfarin, K2 and arterial calcification existed. Those answers I do have, and I even have a good overview but not detailed knowledge of the enzymatic actions involved. I even knew about it before my heart attack last year. But that knowledge led...

Scroll up to my first post.. I started warfarin therapy in 2011. The first 2 links mention Vitamin K and warfarin but I saw no distinctions separating K2 from K1. There are multiple studies that indicate warfarin acts against K2 to inhibit the function of matrix GLA protein in the artery...

Thanks. I use it, doesn't mean I have to like it. It is a starting point, like you said and I sometimes use key words from their write ups to dive deeper and grab the actual medical studies involved. But even the medical studies themselves many times have bias. In the case of heart disease, all...

Never had my Lp (a) measured but my guess is it will be very low. It's their treatment of certain selected topics that has had me concerned. The people reviewing the data also seem to be a very "clique" community and biased towards the "establishment" line, especially on nutritional and...

The whole cancer thing, yeah although stronger collagen bonds may have an effect on the progress through tissues. But the part about Lp (a) binding to lysine and proline are accurate. So is vitamin C being a necessary co-factor in the hydroxylation and cross-linking and of same. Like I said, I...

Ross and I had many conversations. If you were there, then that's where it was. Most of the talks with Ross were in private messages because the topics were attacked by the more progressive members instantly when brought up even in the supposed "free wheeling" debate thread. I scrolled back...

Thanks! We've chatted before or I've read so many of your posts that it feels like it anyway. I joined 2 valve forums early on and I'm positive this one was one of them. Not sure if it shifts out those who are inactive hut in my case I think something like that happened or I'm just wrong. SJM...

Your arteries have to be maintained from deteriorating. There is a high collagen content in them. In the case of coronary arteries it becomes critical to do so. The main arteries supplying the heart muscle are in constant motion due to the flexing of the muscle when it contracts. This flexing...

I didn't specifically name it because in reviewing this topic on this forum, I saw some responses that were not kind to the people who brought the calcification subject up. The medication prevents mechanical valves from causing clots that may lead to stroke. Naming it may cause a firestorm of...