Breast arterial calcification on mammography and risk of coronary artery disease: a SCOT-HEART sub-study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the prevalence of breast arterial calcification (BAC) in patients who also underwent routine surveillance mammography, and to determine the association with cardiovascular risk factors, coronary artery calcification, and coronary artery disease on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA).

Materials and methods

Four hundred and five female participants were identified who had undergone CCTA and subsequent mammography in the SCOT-HEART randomised controlled trial of CCTA in patients with suspected stable angina. Mammograms were assessed visually for the presence and severity of BAC.

Results

BAC was identified in 93 (23%) patients. Patients with BAC were slightly older (63±7 versus 59±8 years, p<0.001), with a higher cardiovascular risk score (19±11

SUBMITTER: McLenachan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6512949 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature