Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 Oct;114(4):526-32. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.05.008.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between calcified carotid artery plaque (CCAP) on panoramic images and breast arterial calcifications (BAC) on mammograms, a validated independent risk indicator of fatal myocardial infarctions and strokes.
Women ≥55 years old having CCAP diagnosed by their dentists had their mammograms evaluated for BAC by a physician. Other study variables were age, ethnicity, body mass index, and medications for hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Descriptive and bivariate statistics and logistic regression were computed.
Researchers identified 40 women (mean age 62.2 ± 6.2 years old) with CCAP, of whom 9 (prevalence rate 22.5%) also had BAC. The women with BAC tended to be older (65.1 vs 61.3 years old), more frequently hypertensive (100% vs 80.6%), and more frequently black than those without BAC, although these differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.10).
CCAP on panoramic images of women is unrelated to the presence of BAC on mammograms.
本研究旨在评估全景图像上的颈动脉钙化斑块（CCAP）与乳房动脉钙化（BAC）之间的关系，后者是致命性心肌梗死和中风的独立风险指标。
≥55 岁且经牙医诊断出 CCAP 的女性，由医生评估其乳房 X 光片上的 BAC。其他研究变量包括年龄、种族、体重指数以及用于治疗高血压、糖尿病和血脂异常的药物。进行描述性和双变量统计分析以及逻辑回归分析。
研究人员共发现 40 名患有 CCAP 的女性（平均年龄 62.2 ± 6.2 岁），其中 9 名（患病率为 22.5%）也存在 BAC。有 BAC 的女性年龄更大（65.1 岁比 61.3 岁），更常患有高血压（100%比 80.6%），并且更常为黑人，尽管这些差异无统计学意义（P＞0.10）。
女性全景图像上的 CCAP 与乳房 X 光片上的 BAC 无关。
