scholarly journals 717 Can Breast Arterial Calcification on Screening Mammography Predict Cardiovascular Disease? – a Systematic Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. S359
Author(s):  
S. Lee ◽  
M. Phillips ◽  
J. Bellinge ◽  
J. Stone ◽  
E. Wylie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Screening Mammography ◽  
Arterial Calcification ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Evaluation of mammography detected breast arterial calcifications as a predictor of coronary cardiac risk

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Engy A. Ali ◽  
Heba Fouad ◽  
Naglaa A. Razek ◽  
Ola M. Saeed ◽  
Sameh M. Helmy
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Cardiac Risk ◽  
Screening Mammography ◽  
Arterial Calcification ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Artery Disease

Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death so detection of breast arterial calcifications on annually screening mammography can predict the possibility of future cardiovascular problems. Results The 100 female patients were divided into two groups according to age: 1st group with age ranging from 40 to 60 years and 2nd group with age ranging from 61 to 80 years. There is increased percentage of cardiac cases among the BAC-positive patients in the 2nd group with a significant p value = 0.022 and this proved that there was a correlation between presence of BAC and being a cardiac case in the 2nd group, unlike the 1st group which showed no correlation. Conclusion Incidental detection of breast arterial calcification in mammography in females above 60 years warrants further evaluation of their coronary atherosclerotic state and risk of future development of serious coronary artery disease.

Migraine, cardiovascular disease, and stroke during pregnancy: Systematic review of the literature

Cephalalgia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Wabnitz ◽  
Cheryl Bushnell
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Vascular Disease ◽  
Gestational Hypertension ◽  
Cochrane Review ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
In Pregnancy

Objective The objective of this article is to review the literature relating migraine, cardiovascular disease, and stroke during pregnancy in order to better define the relationship between migraines and vascular disease. Methods We conducted a systematic review of the literature using Medline and Cochrane Review with the following search terms: migraine AND pregnancy and vascular disease OR myocardial infarction OR heart disease OR stroke OR cerebrovascular disease OR hypertension in pregnancy. We also reviewed the bibliographies of papers identified in this search to obtain additional relevant studies. Results Of the 219 papers obtained with the primary search, we found 17 that were topically relevant. Altogether, there is an increased risk both of gestational hypertension (OR range from 1.23 to 1.68) and preeclampsia (OR range 1.08 to 3.5) in migraineurs compared to nonmigraineurs. In addition, there is an association between an increased risk of ischemic stroke in pregnancy (OR range 7.9 to 30.7), particularly with active migraine. There is also an association between migraine and increased risk of acute myocardial infarction and heart disease (OR 4.9; 95% CI 1.7, 14.2), and thromboembolic events during pregnancy (deep venous thrombosis OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.3, 4.2 and pulmonary embolus OR 3.1; 95% CI 1.7, 5.6). Conclusion In this review, we summarized the association between migraine and risk of vascular disease during pregnancy, based on the available literature. Given the limited amount of data, more research on these associations is needed to determine which women with migraine may be at risk while pregnant.

Impact of religious Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imtiaz Salim ◽  
Jassim Al Suwaidi ◽  
Wissam Ghadban ◽  
Hani Alkilani ◽  
Amar M. Salam
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Ramadan Fasting

scholarly journals Psychological resilience and cardiovascular disease? A systematic review of the literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Ghulam ◽  
M Bonaccio ◽  
A Gialluisi ◽  
F Gianfagna ◽  
L Iacoviello
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Psychosocial Resilience

Abstract Background Psychosocial resilience is the capacity of responding positively to stressful events in life. We performed a systematic review of the literature to find whether resilience has any protective effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) or mortality. Methods We searched Pubmed and Prospero systematic Review Registry using terms resilience, psychological or resiliency or resilience or resilient or hardiness, cardiovascular or stroke or or myocardial infarction or CVD or mortality or hospitalization. The references of each included paper were also searched for relevant studies. Longitudinal studies conducted on all populations, in English, with no time restriction were searched. They were included in the review if they examined resilience as primary exposition, and mortality for all causes, mortality for CVD, CVD events and hospitalization as outcomes and if they were longitudinal. Results The search identified 1,471 studies, of which only 8 were retained and fully examined based on the study design reported in the abstract, and 3 met all the inclusion criteria. Two studies on 237,879 young Swedish men showed that lower resilience compared with the highest (scores from an interview) resulted associated with both coronary heart disease (HR = 2.61, 95%CI:2.52-2.70) and stroke risk (HR = 1.54, 1.40-1.70) in adulthood (follow up 23 yrs). A third study on 2,765 postmenopausal Afro-American women showed that a modified Brief Resilience Scale was not associated with CVDs (lowest vs highest quartile, HR = 0.95, 95%CI:0.63-1.42; follow up 12.5 yrs). Conclusions There is not sufficient evidence of a protective attitude of resilience towards CVD: only 3 studies were eligible, with heterogeneity in sample size, exposures to stressors and scales used to measure resilience, and with resilience data available only at baseline. Further studies are necessary, since resilience is a powerful concept, and, if proved protective, might be improved in populations to ameliorate CV health. Key messages No clear association between resilience and CVD risk has been shown in literature. This is the first systematic review on the topic and further research is needed to broaden our understanding of the relation between resilience and CVD.

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