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Calcification Of Breast Artery As Detected By Mammography: Association With Coronary And Aortic Calcification, Ayşegül İdi̇l Soylu, Korhan Soylu, Ramazan Aydin, Fati̇h Uzunkaya, Keri̇m Aslan, Ahmet Veysel Polat
Calcification Of Breast Artery As Detected By Mammography: Association With Coronary And Aortic Calcification, Ayşegül İdi̇l Soylu, Korhan Soylu, Ramazan Aydin, Fati̇h Uzunkaya, Keri̇m Aslan, Ahmet Veysel Polat
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Coronary artery calcification (CAC) and aortic calcification (AC) are significant risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis. This study investigated how breast arterial calcification (BAC) detected from routine mammography correlates with coronary artery calcification and aortic calcification.Materials and methods: A total of 404 female patients above 40 years of age who, within a 6-month period, had undergone thoracic computed tomography and mammography for various reasons were screened retrospectively at our clinic. Mammographies were assessed for BAC and thoracic CT investigations were assessed for CAC and AC. Patients included in the study were scored as 0 (none), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), or 3 …
Serum Fetuin-A Is Associated With The Components Of Miac(Malnutrition, Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, Calcification) Syndrome In Different Stages, Rüya Mutluay, Ceyla Konca Değerteki̇n, Emel Işiktaş Sayilar, Ülver Deri̇ci̇, Serap Gülteki̇n, Sevi̇m Gönen, Seli̇m Turgay Arinsoy, Mahmut Şükrü Si̇ndel
Serum Fetuin-A Is Associated With The Components Of Miac(Malnutrition, Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, Calcification) Syndrome In Different Stages, Rüya Mutluay, Ceyla Konca Değerteki̇n, Emel Işiktaş Sayilar, Ülver Deri̇ci̇, Serap Gülteki̇n, Sevi̇m Gönen, Seli̇m Turgay Arinsoy, Mahmut Şükrü Si̇ndel
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Fetuin-A, a circulating inhibitor of calcification, is a marker of inflammatory-nutritional state. We evaluated the association between serum fetuin-A levels and vascular calcification, intima-media thickness, and nutritional and inflammatory markers in different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Materials and methods: CKD patients were sampled for calcium-phosphate parameters and nutritional and inflammatory markers [highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)], and serum fetuin-A levels. Intima-media thicknesses of the common carotid arteries (CIMT) were measured. Peripheral artery calcification scores were obtained.Results: A total of 238 patients were included in the study. Fetuin-A levels in patients with end-stage renal disease were significantly lower …