Breast arterial calcification is associated with incident atrial fibrillation among older but not younger post-menopausal women.
Carlos IribarrenMalini ChandraRishi V ParikhGabriela SanchezDanny L SamFarima Faith AzamianHyo-Min ChoHuanjun DingSabee MolloiAlan S GoPublished in: European heart journal open (2023)
Our results demonstrate, for the first time, an independent association between BAC and AF in women over age 70 years.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- left atrial
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- breast cancer risk
- chronic kidney disease
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- mitral valve