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Is breast arterial calcification associated with coronary artery disease?—A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that breast arterial calcification (BAC), an incidental finding on 3–29% of mammograms, could be used to screen for coronary artery disease (CAD). We conducted a systematic review to assess the associations between BAC and CAD and its risk factors (hypertensi...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sing Ching, Phillips, Michael, Bellinge, Jamie, Stone, Jennifer, Wylie, Elizabeth, Schultz, Carl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7386618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32722699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236598