Automated Breast Arterial Calcification Score Is Associated With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality
Authors' conclusion
BAC is independently associated with mortality and CVD, especially among younger women.
Study context
- Population
- Women with a screening mammogram, 2007–2016
- Participants
- 18,092 women
- Exposure
- Breast arterial calcification (BAC) vs no BAC on screening mammogram
- Outcome
- Mortality and composite of acute MI, HF, stroke and mortality
- Follow-up
- Median 6 years
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
BAC
- Death
- 7.8%
- Composite
- 12.4%
No BAC
- Death
- 2.3%
- Composite
- 4.3%
Death
BAC7.8%
No BAC2.3%
Composite
BAC12.4%
No BAC4.3%
BAC vs No BACAdjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)
Mortality
1.49(1.33–1.67)
Composite
1.56(1.41–1.72)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Per 10-point increase in BAC scorePer 10-point BAC score increase · mortality | 1.08 (1.06–1.11) | |
| Per 10-point increase in BAC scorePer 10-point BAC score increase · composite | 1.08 (1.06–1.10) | |
| 0.512Hazard ratio (log scale) |
Younger women (subgroup)
- BAC especially predictive of future events among younger women
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Original publication
Automated Breast Arterial Calcification Score Is Associated With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality. JACC Adv. Published 27 September 2024. doi:10.
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