Erdoğmuş, BeşirBüyükkaya, RamazanBüyükkaya, AylaYazıcı, Burhan2020-04-302020-04-3020130043-5325https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-013-0322-6https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/4350WOS: 000316251500006PubMed: 23354491Although breast arterial calcification (BAC) was shown to be related with coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM) and carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT), but the association between BAC and brachial intima-media thickness (B-IMT) has not been evaluated yet. Our aim was to investigate whether associations existed between BAC and measure B-IMT and atherosclerosis (AS) by comparing these patients with healthy control subjects. A Total of 75 patients were included in the study. Subjects with or without BAC were assigned into one of two groups and those with a BAC were graded. Main brachial artery IMT was measured. When the effect of age was partialled out statistically, we found a statistically significant difference in mean B-IMT between BAC (+) (0.54 +/- 0.09) and BAC (-) (0.45 +/- 0.08) groups (p = 0.001) after the groups were adjusted for age. In conclusion, even though the relationship between B-IMT and BAC was significant, like the relationship between C-IMT and BAC, significant age difference between BAC (+) and BAC (-) groups and no significant relationship between BAC and time after menopause, after adjustment for age, suggest a strong association between BAC and age rather than AS. This can be elucidated by pathological correlation studies in larger series of subjects.en10.1007/s00508-013-0322-6info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBreast arterial calcificationIntima-media thicknessBrachial arteryArticle12503.Apr100104WOS:000316251500006Q2Q3