I recently had a calcium CT heart scan because of family history of cardiovascular disease, my ever increasing cholesterols (but not triglycerides), and previous 300-400% over the limit for Lp-PLA2.
The test came back as 0, which was nice to see.
In the US, my good insurance didn’t cover it because I’m only 40. However, it was only $130. Not cheap but surprisingly low and worth it to me.
I can stop taking 4 grams of niacin now. And my current cardiologist said they don’t recommend that treatment anymore anyway. That was fun to learn after going Rosso Corsa red once a day for the last 5 years.
Point being, I’d never heard of this calcium heart CT scan before. Maybe worth asking your doctors about it (it’s not for everyone).