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Association of Breast Artery Calcification With Coronary Artery Disease and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Premenopausal Women Pubmed



Sarrafzadegann N1 ; Ashrafi F1 ; Noorbakhsh M1 ; Haghighi M1 ; Sadeghi M1 ; Mazaheri F1 ; Asgari S1 ; Akhavan A1
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  1. 1. Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Published:2009


Abstract

This study investigated whether breast arterial calcification (BAC) has an association with coronary artery diseases (CAD) in young premenopausal women and evaluated the association of BAC with carotid intima-media thickness and standard CAD risk factors. Among 84 premenopausal women aged < 55 years who were referred for coronary angiography, 34 (40.5%) had abnormal angiographic findings and 6 (7.1%) showed BAC in their mammograms. The body mass index of patients with BAC was significantly higher than those without BAC. BAC had no significant association with angiography-confirmed CAD.
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