šŸ©» Could a mammogram also offer a window into cardiovascular risk? ā¤ļø

Breast arterial calcification (BAC), once largely dismissed as incidental, is increasingly recognized as a cardiovascular risk signal. Greater BAC burden has been associated with adverse outcomes, including stroke and heart failure. Maryland now requires BAC notification on routine mammograms.

šŸ’” The practical message: see BAC ā†’ think cardiovascular risk assessment.

āš ļø But BAC ā‰  coronary artery calcium, and we still lack randomized evidence that BAC-directed intervention improves outcomes.

Perhaps the mammogram is becoming a two-for-one screening opportunity.

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