{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Beyond Breast Cancer \ud83e\ude7b\u2764\ufe0f: When a Mammogram Warns the Heart","description":"\ud83e\ude7b Could a mammogram also offer a window into cardiovascular risk? \u2764\ufe0f 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. \ud83d\udca1 The practical message: see BAC \u2192 think cardiovascular risk assessment. \u26a0\ufe0f But BAC \u2260 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. ","author_name":"Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity!","author_url":"http:\/\/www.MasterMedFacts.com","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207275358"}