1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 300 600 🩻 Could a mammogram also offer a window into cardiovascular risk? ❤️ Breast arterial calcification (BAC), once largely dismissed as incidental, is increasingly recognized as a cardiovascular risk signal. Greater BAC burden has been associated with adverse outcomes, including stroke and heart failure. Maryland now requires BAC notification on routine mammograms. 💡 The practical message: see BAC → think cardiovascular risk assessment. ⚠️ But BAC ≠ coronary artery calcium, and we still lack randomized evidence that BAC-directed intervention improves outcomes. Perhaps the mammogram is becoming a two-for-one screening opportunity. Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity! http://www.MasterMedFacts.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/43215483/height/300/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="300" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/207275358