I am sixty-years old, so it's time to ramp up medical baselines, etc.
Today I visted Radiology for a CT Coronary Calcium Score without IV Contrast as a means to produce pictures of the coronary arteries to determine if they are blocked or narrowed by the buildup of plaque – an indicator for atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease (CAD). The information obtained can help evaluate whether you are at increased risk for heart attack.
Things went very well, as I scored a zero (0).
The extent of CAD is graded according to your calcium score:
| Calcium Score | Presence of CAD |
| 0 | No evidence of CAD |
| 1-10 | Minimal evidence of CAD |
| 11-100 | Mild evidence of CAD |
| 101-400 | Moderate evidence of CAD |
| Over 400 | Extensive evidence of CAD |