AIBU to ask for advice - calcium arteries

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hi all - not quite an AIBU but posting on here for traffic. My husband has had a couple of chest pains whilst running over the last couple of months, he’s been running for years and recently completed his 5th marathon. He had some tests done and had a call Wednesday and to advise that they’ve found he has calcium in his arteries. He wasn’t given a calcium score but they said it was mild to moderate. He took the call on his own with kids in the car so didn’t really ask enough questions and is now panicking he’s going to have a heart attack any day. As it’s bank holiday weekend he can’t speak to anyone. He’s been prescribed aspirin and statins which he has started to take. The problem is he’s so stressed and anxious now it’s manifesting in chest symptoms like tightness etc. Can anyone offer any advice for over the weekend as I don’t know what to say to calm him down. He’s 45 and very fit and healthy, perfect weight, none smoker and rarely drinks. Thank I’m advance for any advice

Does he take vitamin d supplements or calcium supplements?

Calcification of arteries (hardening of arteries) is nothing to do with the amount of calcium you consume, it's more of a warning sign re diet, heart health etc. Might be congenital if he's fit etc. British Heart Foundation website has some good info. X

Calcium supplements can cause calcification of the arteries . Calcium from diet does not.

Thanks he’s very fit and we both eat really well. There is heart disease in his family. He’s just so angry as he’s always strived to be healthy and he’s just really scared

In the absence of dietary supplements, vascular calcification has a high heritable component which seems to fit with your last post. This article explains it quite well www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3466440/ .

There is no fault to point, but investigating it, identifying which type, can help adopt measure to reverse it www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5329685/
A specific diet and maybe targeted minerals/vitamin (Omega 3, K2, magnesium ) should be discussed with a specialist and I would consider a DEXA Scan to evaluate bone health since vascular calcification is often associated with bone loss.