Objective Breast arterial calcifications (BAC), regularly observed at mammography, are
medial calcifications and as such an expression of arteriosclerosis. Our objective was to …

Background There is increasing evidence that breast arterial calcification (BAC), an
incidental finding on 3–29% of mammograms, could be used to screen for coronary artery …

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 …

Objective: Vascular calcification holds promise as a useful cardiovascular risk maker. Our
objective was to examine the association between breast vascular calcification and risk of …

Results Medial calcification but no intimal calcification was present in all 16 specimens from
patients with CKD or ESKD. In 71 women with ESKD, BAC was present on mammograms in …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between breast
arterial calcification (BAC), commonly found on mammography, and cardiovascular disease …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether mammography can be an early, valid tool for predicting
the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. METHODS: Women …

Objective: Breast arterial calcifications (BACs) are common but unreported findings on
screening mammograms. This study correlated mammographically detected BACs with …

Objective Accumulating data on predominantly Caucasian women suggests an association
between breast arterial calcification (BAC) and coronary artery disease (CAD). We sought to …

Vascular calcification (VC) is common among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The severity of VC is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality …