Demonstrates that breast arterial calcifications correlate with cardiovascular morbidity in women, suggesting routine mammograms could serve as practical screening tools for coronary artery disease.
BACs are associated with an increased prevalence of both cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular morbidity. BACs may be a practical tool to use as a risk indicator for CAD in women.
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