Yeah, on the eve of 50, my numbers look pretty good right now. Blood pressure on the high side of normal, but still solid, and my cholesterol and other blood scores are really good.
But I have some heart issues on both sides of the family. My dad’s brother had a pacemaker installed in his 60s and died about 5 years ago from complications caused by an infection. My mom’s dad died when she was a junior in high school, though my uncle believes that was the byproduct of rheumatic fever when he was a child.
And my mom’s brother was a marathon runner with a fairly healthy diet who one day in his late 50s noticed he was getting more winded after long runs, so he went to see his doctor to find out what’s up. A couple weeks later he gets a triple bypass.
Knowing this history, I got a CT scan about 4-5 years ago and the score was 0, so good, but apparently a CT scan can provide only so much information, and I need to see a cardiologist to get the whole enchilada.