If an athlete has a high calcium score on a heart scan (over 100), doctors should treat them like someone with early heart disease — lower their bad cholesterol and test how their heart handles exercise.

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Coronary Atherosclerosis in Masters Athletes: Mechanisms and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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2019 Dec 10

The study says that athletes with high calcium scores in their heart arteries should be treated the same way as non-athletes with early heart disease — by lowering bad cholesterol and testing their heart under stress. So yes, it supports the claim.

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Coronary Atherosclerosis in Masters Athletes: Mechanisms and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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DOI: 10.1007/s11936-019-0798-0

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