Imaging of the heart's blood vessels, such as a CAC scan or CT coronary angiogram, is crucial and more informative than blood work alone for assessing atherosclerosis risk.

“And that's not blood work. That's imaging. And that's the other key piece that I put in. Let's look at the blood vessels of the heart if that's what we're ultimately concerned about. So like a clearly scan or a CT corner angiogram or Exactly. Or just start with a CAC scan is a great way to start.”

“the older a patient gets the more I would probably rely on things like CT angiogram or even usually by the time they're older a calcium score becomes less relevant calcium score can be somewhat helpful in a younger patient though but it's you know the latest study I saw which actually just was an editorial that came out two days ago based on a study and one of the atherosclerosis journals was you know looking at 50% of patients that had Lee that had events had them at the site of non calcified lesions not a huge vote of confidence for Hawaiian note a low calcium score is that helpful”

“The older a patient gets, the more I would probably rely on things like CT angiograms or even usually by the time they're older, a calcium score becomes less relevant. Calcium score can be somewhat helpful in a younger patient though. But the latest study I saw, which actually just was an editorial that came out two days ago based on a study in one of the atherosclerosis journals, was looking at 50% of patients that had events had them at the site of non-calcified lesions. Not a huge vote of confidence for why a low calcium score is that helpful.”