High calcium score: What’s next?
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But if you are otherwise healthy and not having any symptoms, in general, you should not have an angioplasty or bypass surgery. So there's no point in having an angiogram, especially since it exposes you to a small amount of radiation and can cause complications, such as an allergic reaction to the dye, bleeding, or even a heart attack or stroke (although those events are extremely rare).
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