> CAC scores only show calcified plaque, not vulnerable plaque, which is the sort likely to rupture and cause an event.
> You can go get a scan and receive a CAC score of 0, walk away thinking you're perfectly healthy, and then die tomorrow because the scan couldn't detect the massive amounts of non-calcified plaque lining your arteries.
A lot of people promoting quack diets take advantage of this fact.
A lot of people promoting quack diets take advantage of this fact.