High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support from others is important. Many of the folks on the heart forum have been through similar surgeries or have an understanding of what it's like to live with heart disease. We support you through this difficult time.

Sincere thanks

My husband 76 is in excellent shape, physically and had a calcium score of 2332; yes; we were both very emotional; knowing a heart attack or stroke could happen anytime and all specialists were shocked it hadn't happened so far. Told to be extremely careful and stay close to ER. Did have a CAT scan same time as calcium screening but could not get dye through the vessel as he was so plugged. Delays in Canada from COVID but finally got an angiogram; was 90%, 70 and 70% blocked. Thankfully nothing has happened yet and he is scheduled for triple bi pass next week.

Please provide the treatment plan for high arterial calcium. All I have heard is cardiologist's placating patients. Where are the clinical trials (I could think of at least 4 pathways) This is a very large bomb getting ready to explode and with the medical communities just taking their sweet time. I love the anedotal evidence of massive calcium scores in people in their 80's. Mature stable plaque is protective versus soft immature plaque. There's literature inditing statins for this issue as being stable plaque generators that overall lowers MACE but creating plaque via pharmacuiticals is much less than ideal. Come on people demand clinical trials being developed to address this issue. I am sure you don't want to wait until the legal beagles latch on.

How did your husband's triple-bypass surgery go?

So kind of you to ask; we are in Canada and that means; still waiting. Long and stressful but blessed so far he hasn't had heart attack or stroke. Now Covid has hit the hospital again so hope that doesn't delay us further. Even though his calcium levels were super high 2300; when they did angiogram; found 90% , 70 and 60 % blockage in his three main arteries so that's why he's still living but due to his shape and the rest of his good health, they feel he will have many more years if they do a triple bi pass. Thanks for thinking of him; will report back.

Thank you for the update. With 2 arteries at 60% and 70% he's probably getting enough blood flow to his heart. And as you say, he's kept in good physical shape, which is a factor in avoiding a heart attack and predicts a good outcome for his surgery and recovery. Sorry about the "Canadian Health System" delays. I hope he is able to get in sooner rather than later. I'm guessing he has had both doses of the Covid vaccine, as I have (I'm 72) Take care and keep in touch with us.

Sincere thanks. Unfortunately only 90 plus have received even the first does of vaccine; Canada is way behind and our city is the second worst in Ontario Canada to get it. Just have to stay home and keep isolated till we get the call and be blessed he hasn't had a heart attack.

Any news about your husband's scheduled surgery? Its been since March 2 that he was initially told by the doctor he would be scheduled in a week. I hope the wait is not causing too much stres

Thank you. Mine was 650 and I feel like I should buff up my will after listening to the doctor. My BP is always low, pulse 80; I follow Joel FUHRMAN’s Nutritarian diet, 5’3, 107 pounds, walk daily, still work, on no meds and my GP paints a very scary picture. I am 74 next month. One parent lived to 88 with “failure to thrive”; I appear physically very like her. My father, who smoked 3 packs of Camels and had alcoholism (a very sweet man nonetheless) died from a massive infarc at 51. Am I doomed?