Breast artery calcification as an opportunistic predictor of cardiovascular disease.

Metin Okşul Yusuf Ziya Şener Yasin Sarıkaya Sevtap Arslan Arzu Yıldırım Uğur Canpolat Meltem Gülsün Akpınar Tuncay Hazirolan Necla Ozer Sadberk Lale Tokgözoğlu

Published in: Irish journal of medical science (2022)

Breast artery calcification is associated with coronary calcium score and significant coronary stenosis. A high BAC score is related to increased mortality.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
coronary artery
cardiovascular events
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
aortic stenosis
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular risk factors
left ventricular