Originally Posted by
zacster
I just had the Calcium score done, and it doesn't even cost that much. They charged me $99 but it isn't covered. The fact that it isn't covered makes me think that it isn't considered a reliable score or is still controversial.
Yep! Per my earlier post, my cardiologist pretty much rolled his eyes at it and told me not to bother with it again going forward. I do find it interesting however that source after source links "endurance sports" to higher levels of calcification in the heart, yet it is apparently "more stable calcium" and the person has no corresponding elevated risk of heart disease. I guess I'll check back in in 10 years to report how it turned out. Hit the mountain bike trail yesterday and over 1hr 20mins I averaged 1hr 10min in my preferred target zone (130-160) with an average BPM of 148 and a peak of 172. Not bad for someone eligible for Social Security now.