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Cleerly results back.
To recap:
Widowmaker HA 12/2019, stent placed.
Over the next 3 years drove numbers down(medications, exercise, diet (185 down to 170)) to(12/14/2022):
bp 115/75
Apolipoprotein B 47 mg/dL
Triglycerides 69 mg/dL
Cholesterol 101 mg/dL
LDL C 45 mg/dL
Calcium Test (8/30/22)
Left main coronary artery: 0
Left anterior descending coronary artery: 824.2
Circumflex coronary artery: 74.6
Right coronary artery: 74.5
Total Calcium Scoring: 973.2
Needless to say, my calcium test threw me into a funk for a couple days.
My pos cardiologist (who I love) refused to order a Cleerly test, found a location in Detroit while visiting relatives all in for $2k.
I was 100% sure I would have a scary amount of low density non calcified plaque.

For all arteries:
0% Low-Density-Non-Calcified Plaque Volume

So absolutely no so-called very vulnerable plaque. Quite shocked, that was the main reason I spent the money on this test, to get this info.
Other mild to moderate stenosis and combo calcified and non calcified plaque in 3 vessels as anticipated by previous calcium results. By the way, this info (multi-vessel presence) sucks for me as it increases my risk many fold.
My journey continues. As I explained to a friend who asked "what does it mean" i replied:
It means the gun has been removed from the back of my head. The bus will still eventually run me over, maybe even today, but I can live with that.

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What is your diet? Vegan?

Congrats on 0 LDNCP, but what about the other non-calcified plaque?
Based on your information, it seems you have been on a statin which appears to have helped with your low density results. Have you tried PCSK9i?

BTW my last CAC score was 1883 (down from 1923 the year before) after 21 years on statin. So, I am hoping that CLEERLY will show similar LDNCP results. Still fighting to get it approved- same story here in NC where cardiologists "refuse" to prescribe. What's with these SOC doctors who refuse patients requests?

Finally got RX from telehealth doctor, but trying to find imaging center that will cooperate. Closest CLEERLY search found one in Charlotte and one in Richmond, 160 + miles from me.

Using Biomarkers is a fools errand. Getting a quantitative analysis of the actual plaque and it's "vulnerability" is the real deal. Thanks for sharing your journey.