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@colleenyoung

Dablues, I moved your question about Atherosclerotic Vascular Calcification to this existing discussion in the Heart & Blood Health group. I did this so you could connect with @anderson777, who asked a similar question that @fastback66 answered.

Vascular calcifications are common but can be serious. Now that you know you have vascular calcifications, you can have a conversation with your doctor. It's important to find the cause of calcifications and learn how you might prevent build up. Often lifestyle changes can help. Sometimes medical treatment is necessary. Will you have a chance to speak with your doctor?

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He knows what was in the report. This report was from last year, and no one said anything to me about anything being wrong. I was told the cat scan was normal. I don't know why I wasn't told this, or told that I needed to talk to anyone.

As I stated before, listen to your body. On February 10th I am glad to say that I did just that. Upon arriving at work that day I noted some pretty unusual sensations in my chest and an ache in my jaw. I phoned 911 and was transported to the local Hospital ER. My EKG was normal when I arrived. They drew a blood sample and offered me some baby aspirin. After a short while I called for the nurse as my chest pain was increasing. The on call cardiologist ordered a 12 lead EKG that showed I was having a STEMI heart attack. I was quickly whisked off to the Cath Lab, where the doctor placed a stent in my LAD. Crisis was averted. Unfortunately when the staff prepared me to move to the ICU I suffered another heart attack. It seemed as if the original stent became partially blocked and two more stents were placed. Three months later and I have pretty much recovered completely.