Calcification of breast artery as detected by mammography: association with coronary and aortic calcification

İdil Soylu A., Soylu K., Aydin R., Uzunkaya F., Aslan K., Polat A. V.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.49, no.1, pp.190-197, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1807-275
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.190-197
  • Keywords: Breast, coronary, aortic, calcification, VASCULAR CALCIFICATION, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS, INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, RISK PREDICTION, DISEASE, MECHANISMS, CALCIUM, MARKERS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) and aortic calcification (AC) are significant risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis. This study investigated how breast arterial calcification (BAC) detected from routine mammography correlates with coronary artery calcification and aortic calcification.