The condition that mammograms can detect — and act as an early warning of heart problems down the road — is called breast arterial calcification, said Matthew Nudy, an assistant professor of medicine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over 18 years, more women with breast arterial calcifications on mammography developed heart disease vs. those ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Mammograms are designed to detect breast cancer but they may also reveal signs of an even greater threat to women, new research suggests -- heart disease. Mammogram images can detect ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Breast arterial calcification measured during mammography is a readily available surrogate marker of atherosclerotic CVD and may predict subclinical CAD and microvascular ...

When people check in for their annual mammogram these days, some may face a surprising question: In addition to reviewing the mammogram for breast cancer, would the patient like the radiologist to ...

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Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray ...

Heart disease risk assessment tools specific to women remain lacking, despite the fact cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in women. A new study suggests that mammograms may ...

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Breast calcifications are deposits of calcium that can be seen on a mammogram of the breast. There are two types: macrocalcifications and microcalcifications. Informational brochures about mammography ...

Many women, once they reach a certain age, begin having mammograms on a regular schedule — usually either annually or biannually starting at age 40, 45 or 50 — to look for signs of breast cancer. This ...