title: The association of intramammarian arterial calcifications detected on mammography with coronary artery disease and its risk factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the association of intramammarian arterial calcifications seen on mammography with coronary artery disease and its risk factors and to discuss intramammarian arterial calcifications value as a predictor of coronary artery disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mammography was performed on 55 women over 40 years of age who have undergone coronary angiography and have not had a mammography in the past year. Coronary angiography results, coronary artery disease risk factors and intramammarian arterial calcifications are evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalance of intramammarian arterial calcifications was 41.8%. A significant relationship between intramammarian arterial calcifications and coronary artery disease was indicated (OR 10,8, 95% Cl 3,02-38,59). The positive predictive value and negative predictive value of intramammarian arterial calcifications for coronary artery disease was 78.3% and 75% respectively. Also advancing age was found relevant with these calcifications (OR 1,15, 95% Cl 1,05-1,25).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results support the present literature and suggest that mammography, already widely in use as a screening tool among women over 40, may be used simultaneously in coronary artery disease risk assessment. These results should be confirmed by further larger group controlled studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, S.B. Ankara Diskapi YB Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hekimoğlu
authors.forename: B Demirler
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Simşir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yücesoy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akdemir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000098:blood supply; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*