I'm age 79. My calcium score was about 535 in 2007 and is 2235 now. I had two stents in 2022. Apparently there is a third area that may eventually need a stent. The rest of the plaque is spread through out my body. Having a stent before you have a near blockage is probably not something a cardio would encourage or do. Stents tend to accumulate plaque and I now take Plavix to discourage the blood from clotting around those stents. From what I understand, with medication and diet to control cholesterol, the stent will be good for hopefully, 10 years. If the stents get clogged, the next step would be bypass surgery which is very invasive.

I suggest you try to lose any excess weight. When I was first diagnosed with heart disease, I too had to lose 40 lbs. I lost the weight by a strict low cholesterol, low sugar diet. I wish you good health.

Donna