Key result
Mammographic breast arterial calcification links to coronary artery calcification and stratifies cardiovascular risk in women.
Why the study?
Many adverse cardiovascular events occur in women with low calculated cardiovascular risk, creating a need for novel markers beyond traditional risk factors to identify asymptomatic women requiring active prevention.
Does the detection of breast arterial calcifications on mammography indicate increased cardiovascular risk and coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic women?
Does the detection of breast arterial calcifications on mammography indicate increased cardiovascular risk and coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic women?
Breast arterial calcification detected on routine mammography is a significant surrogate marker for coronary artery calcification and should be utilized to stratify cardiovascular risk and guide preventive therapies like statins in women.
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Supports BAC for CV risk stratification in women; leaves open prospective validation before guiding therapy.
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Бочкарева et al. (2022) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Breast arterial calcification assessment was evaluated. Breast arterial calcification on mammography is significantly associated with coronary artery calcification and serves as a surrogate marker to stratify cardiovascular risk in women.
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