Vascular calcifications seen on mammography: an independent factor indicating coronary artery disease

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Evelling L. C.
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Freitas-Junior, Ruffo, Afiune-Neto, Abrahão, Murta, Eddie F.C., Ferro, Júlio E., Melo, Aline F. B.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Clinics
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/17942
• topic: Mammography; Vascular calcifications; Coronary artery disease

PURPOSE: Establish a relationship between vascular calcifications seen via mammography and coronary artery disease, estimate the risk ratios, and investigate the interrelationships between vascular calcification and other risk factors for coronary artery disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a case-control study consisting of 40 women with coronary artery disease in the case group and 40 women without any history of coronary artery disease in the control group who were matched according to age. The study was approved by the Institution's Research Ethics Committee (consent statement was obtained). Odds ratios and confidence intervals were calculated using univariate analysis. Interrelationships among other risk factors, such as arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking and diabetes mellitus, were calculated using multivariate analysis. A p