Relationship between arterial vascular calcifications seen on screening mammograms and biochemical markers of endothelial injury

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Pidal, Diego ^a   Sánchez Vidal, M Teresa ^a   Rodríguez, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Corte, M Daniela ^a,b   Pravia, Paz ^a   Guinea, Oscar ^a   Pidal, Iván ^a   Bongera, Miguel ^a   Escribano, Dámaso ^a   González, Luis O ^a   Díez, M Cruz ^a   Venta, Rafael ^c,d   Vizoso, Francisco J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE JOVE   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^c San Agustin Hospital   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Breast cancer screening; C reactive protein; Cardiovascular risk; Cholesterol; Coronary risk index; Homocysteine; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BREAST CANCER SCREENING; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY RISK INDEX; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; BODY FLUIDS; BONE; CHOLESTEROL; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE; MEDICAL IMAGING; ORGANIC ACIDS; UREA;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYSTEINE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCINOSIS; CHOLESTEROL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 58149518063     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.08.030     Document Type: Article

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