Oh Boy, do I know how you are feeling. I was about 62 when I had a calcium scan and it came back at 535, "imminent danger of a heart attack". I too was a daily exerciser and ate a low fat diet for weight control. Most of my calcium was also in the LAD, the worst place for it. My Dad died at age 50 of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) and my Mom had bypass surgery at age 78 so I was truly worried. Fast forward 15 years and I started to have discomfort in my left arm, went to the ER and two stents were placed in the LAD and RCA heart arteries. I feel fine now, still exercising, hope to make it a few more years. I'm 80 and I believe stents are expected to do the job for at least 10 years and if they get clogged up, the next step is bypass surgery which I might decline at age 90.

My cardiac issues are congenital. I am on Repatha injectable cholesterol lowering med as I couldn't tolerate statins. I continue to be careful of my diet and my cholesterol is below 150. I'm happy I have not had a heart attack and that all of this was discovered before such an event.

We do what we can with the cards we are dealt. I wish everyone good health and a stellar cardiologist!

Donna