title: Breast arterial calcifications on mammography and coronary artery disease: A new screening tool for cardiovascular disease?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy; Section of Internal and Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuin
authors.affiliation: Section of Adult Congenital and Adult Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rigatelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Fiorenzo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scaranello
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio Giuseppe
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ribecco
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Picariello
authors.affiliation: Section of Internal and Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zuliani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zonzin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. Electronic address: roncon.loris@azisanrovigo.it.
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Breast arterial calcifications; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary artery disease