don't be discouraged. Calcium scores are becoming less and less relevant. I'm assuming you are on a Statin drug.
My score was 2,854. I'm 56 and at the gym every day for the past 30 years. Lots and lots of tests show blood flow is perfect. So living life as though I have another 40 years.
Jeff

Hi @stanimal, was your nuclear test PET MPI or SPECT MPI? Did they quantify your blood flow? Any stenosis information from your CT scans? If you have no blockages/obstruction, I wouldn't be discouraged! I have a lower calcium score but my recent coronary CT angiogram shows a 50% stenosis in mid-LAD, which worries me; my cardiologist wants me to do a stress cardiac MRI MPI as soon as possible. But like you I super active, around 15 hours per week of vigorous or intense exercise, with no angina or other symptoms.

I've looked into this and statins make your calcium harden, thus making your score go up. I'm assuming you're on statins. If you're not, then never mind but if you are and your score has gone up, that's probably due to statins but here's the thing--that's what statins are designed to do, at least in part. The theory is that hard calcium is much safer than soft calcium which can cause a heart attack. I hope this helps put your mind at east somewhat. I've never read anything anywhere from a person who said his/her calcium score went down.

Hi @ stanimal

May I ask what age you were at the time of your first scan? Did you have the 2nd scan exactly two years after?

Stressing never helps…everyday you’re alive is a gift.

@stanimal
I forgot to ask, in the time you chose to go Vegan, did you go onto any meds? Statins? Wondering if that what caused the increase CAC score.