I had a calcium score of 732, and my nuclear stress test was apparently “normal”. I feel nothing. What’s going on?
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"A calcium score shows the amount of calcified cholesterol plaque in the arteries of your heart, a nuclear perfusion study tells us if that plaque is obstructing blood flow to your heart muscle." - Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist
Read More: https://www.texasheartmedical.org/our-specialties/calcium-score-test/
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