Journal Article10.2214/AJR.05.0365
How predictive is breast arterial calcification of cardiovascular disease and risk factors when found at screening mammography
Masako Kataoka,Ruth Warren,Robert Luben,Joanna Camus,Erika R. E. Denton,Elvis Sala,Nicholas P. J. Day,Kay-Tee Khaw +7 more
TL;DR: BAC found on mammograms was associated with prevalent CHD after adjustment for age, but with low sensitivity, and may provide additional information toward identifying cardiovascular disease risk among otherwise healthy women.
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Abstract: OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between breast arterial calcification (BAC), commonly found on mammography, and cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.SUBJECTS AND METHODS. The study population, nested within the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer-Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) cohort study, consisted of 1,590 women older than 55 years, not taking hormone replacement therapy, and with available screening mammograms. Mammograms were coded by three radiologists for presence or absence of BAC. History of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and diabetes and risk factors for cardiovascular disease (including smoking status, body mass index [BMI], blood pressure, diabetes, and glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c]) were independently measured from health examinations in the EPIC study.RESULTS. The prevalence of BAC was 16.0%. Women with BAC were significantly older than those without it. BAC was associated with prevalent CHD, but not stroke. The odds ratio of having CHD w...
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