%0 Journal Article
%T An Investigation into The Association Between Arterial Calcification in Mammography and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
%A Mohammad Ghasem Hanafi
%A Saman Sarikhani
%A Aliakbar Sahraeizadeh
%J Pharmacophore
%@ 2229-5402
%D 2017
%V 8
%N 5
%P 47-53
%X Calcification in the arteries including coronary, carotid, and aorta can be an indication for cardiovascular diseases. This study was carried out in order to investigate the relationship between arterial calcification in mammography and carotid intima-media thickness and to examine the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and arterial calcification in mammography. Seventy women with arterial calcification in mammography and 119 women without it with similar  ages were examined and compared in terms of their BMI, increase in blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, the risk of carotid atherosclerosis, and background of coronary artery disease. The results of the study indicated that compared to the control group, the group with arterial calcification had more background of coronary artery disease, increase in blood pressure, and hypercholesterolemia (p values were respectively p-value=0.02, p
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