Yes, I have a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and had 4 stents put in at age 69. Have you had an angiogram? The reason I ask is that I passed a nuclear stress test and they did not see any signs of blockage at that time. When I had the angiogram was when they found three areas of blockage in my arteries of 60%, 70%, and 90%. Here is my previous post on that:

I was unlucky in the roll of the genetic dice in that my father was 100% Northern Italian and he had the apo A-I Milano gene. His cholesterol never went above 130 his entire life, and he exercised very little and ate whatever he liked. I have heterozygous hyperlipidemia inherited from my mother. Her cholesterol was 300+ most of her adult life, and like me, she could not tolerate statins.

As you can imagine, I am thrilled to be on Repatha and am only disappointed that it was not available when I was in my mid forties; it might have saved me from having four stents.

From my last lipid panel, Dec 15, 2025:
Cholesterol 108
Triglycerides 84
HDL 50
VLDL Calculated 17
LDL Calculated 41
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio 2.2
LDL/HDL Ratio 0.8