This is a lot of specific info and your plaque is exactly in the same arteries where my plaque was found. From the percentages of blockage, it looks like you caught this early and now your cardio will be following you closely.

I wasn't able to tolerate statins but to tell the truth, for the time that I was on them, they didn't do all that much good. It wasn't until I went on Praluent that my cholesterol numbers dropped significantly. It is an expensive drug if not covered by insurance. Some patients have been prescribed a statin plus Praluent if the statins just didn't help much. If your doc feels the statins are getting your numbers where they need to be, Praluent likely won't be prescribed as your insurance won't cover it. I don't know when Praluent will come off patent and generics will be on the market but that might be worth looking into with the idea that you might want to pay for it yourself if insurance doesn't cover. Praluent dropped my LDL like a stone.

The CAC score above zero is always horrifying but in my case, it stirred me to action on diet and more exercise and eventually I stopped being horrified but did continue to "follow the rules" to do my best to keep the CAC score as low as possible but as my doc said "it always gets worse".

I wish you good health and peace.

Donna