Becker's Healthcare November 6, 2024
Breast arterial calcifications are benign calcium buildups that in mammograms look like white parallel lines. Measuring these calcifications may improve cardiovascular risk in women, according to a study published Sept. 27 in JACC: Advances.
Researchers from University of California San Diego analyzed 18,092 women’s mammogram results from 2007 and 2016 and quantified a breast arterial calcification score using an AI. The score was then evaluated against patient mortality and cardiovascular event incidence data.
What to know from the study
- Breast arterial calcification was found in 4,223 women.
- Mortality occurred in 7.8% of women with breast arterial calcification and 2.3% of women without.
- Acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke and mortality occurred in 12.4% of women with breast arterial calcification...
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