A review of the role of breast arterial calcification for cardiovascular risk stratification in women

QM Bui, LB Daniels - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death among women in the
United States. One of the barriers to improving cardiovascular disease outcomes in women …

Microvascular disease and small-vessel disease: the nexus of multiple diseases of women

H Patel, NT Aggarwal, A Rao, E Bryant… - Journal of Women's …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Microvascular disease, or small-vessel disease, is a multisystem disorder with a common
pathophysiological basis that differentially affects various organs in some patients. The …

Breast arterial calcifications on mammograms do not predict coronary heart disease at coronary angiography

MH Zgheib, SS Buchbinder, N Abi Rafeh, M Elya… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To examine, in women who underwent cardiac catheterization, whether breast
arterial calcifications (BACs) seen at screening mammography correlate with coronary heart …

Association between coronary artery disease diagnosed by coronary angiography and breast arterial calcifications on mammography: meta-analysis of the data

N Abi Rafeh, MR Castellanos, G Khoueiry… - Journal of Women's …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Previous studies evaluating breast arterial calcifications (BAC) as a risk marker
for coronary artery disease (CAD) have been limited by sample size and have yielded mixed …

[HTML][HTML] Breast arterial calcifications as an indicator of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: comparative analysis of coronary computed tomography scoring …

A Kadıoğlu, S Bahadır - Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Breast arterial calcification (BAC) is easily detected and commonly observed on
screening mammography. That is more frequent among people with diabetes, and these …

Mammography as a screening tool for coronary artery disease

PS Dale, C Mascarhenas, M Richards… - Journal of Surgical …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The leading cause of death in women over 40 y old is coronary artery
disease (CAD) followed by cancer. This large retrospective study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Mammograms and breast arterial calcifications: looking beyond breast cancer: a preliminary report

RA Akinola, OA Ogbera, JAA Onakoya… - BMC Research …, 2011 - Springer
Background To find out the prevalence, clinical and biochemical correlates of Breast Artery
Calcification (BAC) in the Nigerian women. Findings This is a cross sectional study involving …

The relationship of breast arterial calcification detected in mammographic examinations with cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular risk factors, parity, and …

KY Şafak, A Eratalay, ED İliş, NU Tanju… - Turkish Journal of …, 2016 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Background/aim: We aimed to detect the incidence of breast arterial calcification (BAC) in
patients that underwent mammography and to reveal the relationship of BAC with …

Vascular calcifications on screening mammography identify women with increased risk of coronary artery disease and diabetes

PS Dale, M Richards, GC Mackie - The American journal of surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Mammographic breast arterial calcifications (BAC) have been reported in
women with diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). This prospective study further …

Mammography as a screening tool for diabetes

PS Dale, CR Mascarenhas, M Richards… - Journal of Surgical …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This large retrospective study investigates the relationship between breast
arterial calcifications (BAC) identified on screening mammography and the presence of DM …