I have a client who is a 3D radiology technician. She is the one who told me about calcium scores. My doctor never mentioned it because I am asymptomatic. I requested it and it was done. I am 69 years old with a calc score of 866. I was mortified. I have been on statins for familial hyperlipidemia for years. I had a heart cath done and a stent was not required. Some blockage for a man my age - but yes most of the calc outside of the arteries. Still, an uncertain place to be