I like many others here got my test results today 1218 CAC score with my Left anterior descending artery the highest at 451. I have a few questions I hope others could answer. I’ve read nearly every post here and know there has been some discussions around these topics. First, I’m 57 y/o male, total cholesterol 164 HDL 49 LDL< 70.

1. I have been on lipitor (Atorvastatin) for nearly 25 years most of it at 20 mg and the past 10 years at 40 mg. Will this cause the CAC scores to be inflated or when they score do they take statin use into consideration.

2. There’s some discussion around CAC’s that are around 200-40 as being potentially worse than a CAC of >1000 due to the stability or density of plaque - could someone verify if they have heard this as well.

3. I think this is pretty common but now I feel like I could have a heart attack at any moment because of this result, but my reading indicates most feel like that but many people have had theses scores for 10+ years and still doing fine after life modification changes, etc.

Thank you - any help would be appreciated.