The association of intramammarian arterial calcifications detected on mammography with coronary artery disease and its risk factors
Hekimoğlu, B.; Simşir, B.Demirler.; Oztürk, E.; Yücesoy, C.; Akdemir, R.
Jbr-Btr Organe de la Societe Royale Belge de Radiologie 95(4): 229-234
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-7430 PMID: 23019988 Document Number: 659862
To evaluate the association of intramammarian arterial calcifications seen on mammography with coronary artery disease and its risk factors and to discuss intramammarian arterial calcifications value as a predictor of coronary artery disease. Mammography was performed on 55 women over 40 years of age who have undergone coronary angiography and have not had a mammography in the past year. Coronary angiography results, coronary artery disease risk factors and intramammarian arterial calcifications are evaluated. The prevalance of intramammarian arterial calcifications was 41.8%. A significant relationship between intramammarian arterial calcifications and coronary artery disease was indicated (OR 10,8, 95% Cl 3,02-38,59). The positive predictive value and negative predictive value of intramammarian arterial calcifications for coronary artery disease was 78.3% and 75% respectively. Also advancing age was found relevant with these calcifications (OR 1,15, 95% Cl 1,05-1,25). The results support the present literature and suggest that mammography, already widely in use as a screening tool among women over 40, may be used simultaneously in coronary artery disease risk assessment. These results should be confirmed by further larger group controlled studies.