Search Tag: Cardiovascular Screening

IMAGING Management

2025 30 Jun

  Breast arterial calcification (BAC), once considered a benign incidental finding in mammographic imaging, is now increasingly recognised as a significant marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Its detection through standard mammograms offers a unique opportunity for dual-purpose screening in women, targeting both breast cancer and cardiovascular...Read more

Women's Health

2025 30 Jun

  Breast arterial calcification (BAC), once considered a benign incidental finding in mammographic imaging, is now increasingly recognised as a significant marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Its detection through standard mammograms offers a unique opportunity for dual-purpose screening in women, targeting both breast cancer and cardiovascular...Read more

Cardiology Management

2024 02 Sep

  According to research presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London, screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) with a wearable heart monitor over a two-week period can identify older adults with this potentially dangerous heart rhythm disorder but does not reduce the risk of subsequent strokes. However, the trial was cut short due to the COVID-19...Read more