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The Mighty Mammogram: Detecting Heart Disease?

Posted March 13, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard

Section: Her Health, Her News

According to a recent study, mammography may provide valuable information about cardiovascular disease in women. Recent research shows that women who had breast arterial calcifications (BACs) were twice as likely to have risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. Even in younger…

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