Reversing coronary artery calcium using a functional medicine protocol

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of early mortality in Western countries. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a reliable study to predict future myocardial events and offers independent cardiac risk information. Standard CAD medications, statins, do not reverse CAC. CAD is a chronic disease mainly caused by chronic inflammation. Reversing or partially reversing CAC using a functional approach, without any prescription medications, is theoretically possible due to the chronic inflammatory nature of CAD. Diagnosis: Diagnosis and follow-up of CAC can be easily performed with CT imaging. Interventions: A baseline cardiac scan was performed, and the presence of mild CAC was confirmed in a 60-year-old male. A functional approach, without any prescription medications, was started a few months later and continued for 12 months. A repeat CT scan performed at this time, showed a significant CAC improvement. Conclusion: A twelve-month functional approach, without prescription medications, successfully decreased CAC.