How Well Can Breast Arterial Calcification Predict Cardiovascular Risk?

BAC evaluated with digital mammography correlated well with coronary artery calcium.

Mammographically detected breast arterial calcification (BAC) correlates with coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary artery calcium (CAC). To quantify how well BAC (as determined with digital mammography) correlates with CAC (determined with computed tomography [CT]) and 10-year Framingham Risk Scores (FRSs) as well as the 2013 Cholesterol Guidelines Pooled Cohort Equations (PCEs), investigators at a single U.S. center identified women who had undergone digital mammography and nongated chest CT (performed for indications other than CAC assessment). CAC and BAC scores (range, 0–12) were stratified by severity (0, 1–3, and 4–12). FRSs were separated into low, intermediate, and high-risk categories. PCEs were classified as 10-year atherosc…

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Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

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Editorial BoardsContraception; Menopause; Contraceptive Technology Update; OBG Management; Medscape OB/GYN & Women’s Health

Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

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Grant/Research SupportMerck, Mithra, Medicines360

Editorial BoardsContraception; Menopause; Contraceptive Technology Update; OBG Management; Medscape OB/GYN & Women’s Health

JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH

How Well Can Breast Arterial Calcification Predict Cardiovascular Risk?

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