@mayoconnectuser1 - yes, certainly reversing the course of the disease, not dissolving calcium but it is true that plaques could be shrinking as they calcify, especially soft plaques. I was hoping you may be able to help locate an article or paper that describes or quantifies the decrease in risk for cardiac events for people in our group that have calcium build-up if we take on all of the lifestyle changes and proper medications. Everything I've read so far (I'm two weeks into this journey) is very challenging to understand and also very troubling. The odds do not read well. But as another member pointed out, those statistical probabilities are just based on having the score and not doing anything about it. Astonishingly, about 95% of people with heart disease do just that, nothing. I don't have the citation for that as it came from a Dr's website, so maybe that isn't completely accurate, but what I'm getting at is if as an individual, I decide to do the hard work and take the medicines and remain proactive with my Doctor, how much does that risk decrease by? If our 10 year chance of a cardiac event is for example 25% untreated, can we reduce that by 80% with all of these interventions? So maybe it is a 5% 10 year probability, which sure sounds better than 1 in 4. Just trying to learn how to live with this and not let it consume my every waking thought. Thanks for your work on this site!