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Plaque won't show as calcium until it has been in your arteries for decades and has calcified. It is a delayed indicator. For anyone under 40, it's expected to

Plaque won't show as calcium until it has been in your arteries for decades and has calcified. It is a delayed indicator. For anyone under 40, it's expected to have zero calcium. Even a measure of 1 or 2 when you're below 40 would be a bad sign.

Tempest1981 11mo ago
Is there any way to get rid of the calcification? Experimental techniques?
- zbentley 11mo ago
  Sure, surgery and several other risky and/or invasive treatments. Or you could take statins and prevent it from becoming an issue in the first place.
- rurban 11mo ago
  Amlodipin