Breast arterial calcification seen on a routine mammogram may independently predict atherosclerotic CVD and global CVD risk for postmenopausal women, according to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Research suggests breast arterial calcification, a common incidental finding in mammography, may be associated with angiographic CAD and CV outcomes, and such calcification could be considered a risk-enhancing factor for ASCVD among postmenopausal women, Carlos Iribarren, MD, PhD, MPH, a research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research in