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Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors
AIM: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in postmenopausal females on panoramic radiographs and to study the correlation of CAC with possible risk factors such as hypertension, osteoporosis, and hypercholesterolemia, among others. MATERI...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4630737/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26604593 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.166048 |
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description | AIM: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in postmenopausal females on panoramic radiographs and to study the correlation of CAC with possible risk factors such as hypertension, osteoporosis, and hypercholesterolemia, among others. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Totally, 1214 panoramic radiographs of postmenopausal females attending the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were examined for the presence of CAC. The subjects were also assessed for the presence of various risk factors and the possible correlation to CAC. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test, and P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: Two hundred and seventy-eight postmenopausal females presented with CAC and a prevalence of 22.9%. These patients presented with a medical history that was laden with risk factors, of which hypertension (71.2%) was the most common risk factor. Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, osteoporosis, and obesity were significantly (P < 0.05) related to the presence of CAC while age, diabetes, and smoking were not significantly (P > 0.05) related to CAC. CONCLUSION: The incidental finding of CAC on panoramic radiographs during the routine dental examination can provide life-saving information for the identification of postmenopausal females who are at a higher risk for stroke. Oral clinicians should, therefore, record a proper medical history of such patients to identify the atherogenic risk factors and refer such patients to the physician for careful evaluation and conformation of the disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-46307372015-11-24 Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors Patil, Santosh R. J Nat Sci Biol Med Original Article AIM: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in postmenopausal females on panoramic radiographs and to study the correlation of CAC with possible risk factors such as hypertension, osteoporosis, and hypercholesterolemia, among others. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Totally, 1214 panoramic radiographs of postmenopausal females attending the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were examined for the presence of CAC. The subjects were also assessed for the presence of various risk factors and the possible correlation to CAC. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test, and P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: Two hundred and seventy-eight postmenopausal females presented with CAC and a prevalence of 22.9%. These patients presented with a medical history that was laden with risk factors, of which hypertension (71.2%) was the most common risk factor. Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, osteoporosis, and obesity were significantly (P < 0.05) related to the presence of CAC while age, diabetes, and smoking were not significantly (P > 0.05) related to CAC. CONCLUSION: The incidental finding of CAC on panoramic radiographs during the routine dental examination can provide life-saving information for the identification of postmenopausal females who are at a higher risk for stroke. Oral clinicians should, therefore, record a proper medical history of such patients to identify the atherogenic risk factors and refer such patients to the physician for careful evaluation and conformation of the disease. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4630737/ /pubmed/26604593 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.166048 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Patil, Santosh R. Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors |
title | Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors |
title_full | Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors |
title_short | Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors |
title_sort | prevalence of carotid artery calcification in postmenopausal women and its correlation with atherogenic risk factors |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4630737/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26604593 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.166048 |
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