Title of article
Association of breast artery calcification with coronary artery disease and carotid intima-media thickness in premenopausal women
Author/Authors
Sarrafzadegann, N. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران , Ashrafi, F. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران , Noorbakhsh, M. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران , Haghighi, M. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران , Sadeghi, M. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران , Mazaheri, F. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران , Asgari, S. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران , Akhavan, A. isfahan university of medical sciences - Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre, اصفهان, ايران
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1474
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1482
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.
Journal title
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Journal title
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Record number
2641155
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