It was a CTA. It showed 0 stenosis in any of the arteries, including the one that was stented. It also showed a 0 calcium score. Just wanted to emphasize again that it was a coronary CT Angiogram.
That's what I was trying to say before: CT-A will identify "soft" as well as "hard" plaque. If you indeed had a CT-A they should not have given you just a Calcium Score. However, a regular CT-Scan will give you only a Calcium Score because no contrast medium is being used. It is basically an X-Ray and can only see the Calcium. Your 80% blockage was entirely caused by "soft" plaque, not being identifiable by a CT-SCan.
I had a CTA 2 years ago with totally clear arteries and a calcium score of 0. As in zero. I just had a stent put in due to an 80% blockage. I'm not sure I'll ever believe in anything but a cardiac cath.
Correlates to the amount of plaque deposit in the arteries....get more information from your doctor on what it means for you!
Calcium Score for a 55-Year-Old
Man or Woman
Relative Amount of Plaque
0–10 Minimal
11–100 Moderate
101–400 Increased
401+ Extensive
I made a mistake. I only read "CT" and not "CTA". If that's the case you should also know the degree of blockage you have.
Don't worry, you're not alone. My Calcium Score is 1242 and I still don't know what it means, however, I don't have any chest pains. You should get an Echocardiogram and a Nuclear Stress test.