Prevalence and determinants of breast arterial calcium in women at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Calcium deposits in breast arteries are commonly seen on mammograms, and their frequency increases with age, especially after menopause. The investigators studied the prevalence of breast arterial calcium in 600 women at high risk for cardiovascular events and assessed whether classic cardiovascular risk factors are independent determinants of these calcifications.
Maas
Angela H E M
AH
Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle The Netherlands. a.maas@diagram-zwolle.nl
van der Schouw
Yvonne T
YT
Mali
Willem P Th M
WP
van der Graaf
Yolanda
Y
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D001940:Breast / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors