Breast arterial calcifications (BACs) found on screening mammography and their association with cardiovascular disease

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-281

  Rotter, Michelle A ^a   Schnatz, Peter F ^a,b   Currier Jr , Allen A ^b   O'Sullivan, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast arterial calcification; Cardioprotection; Coronary artery disease; Hormone therapy; Preventive medicine; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 40449106409     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181405d0a     Document Type: Article

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