AI Finds Heart-Disease Clues in Routine Mammograms, Increasing Risk Estimates by Up to 70%
TL;DR
A large study finds AI can read breast arterial calcification on routine mammograms to predict cardiovascular risk in women, with mild, moderate, and severe calcifications linked to 30%, 70%, and 2–3 times higher risk, respectively, suggesting screening programs could double as heart-disease risk tools.
Topics:healthscience-health#arterial-calcification#artificial-intelligence#heart-disease#mammograms#science-health#womens-health
- Significant Heart Disease Risk Can Be Detected from Routine Mammograms Using AI – Up to 70% Greater Good News Network
- Standard breast screening scan may spot heart risk, too Medical News Today
- The surprising way breast cancer screenings could reveal heart disease The Washington Post
- AI could help spot heart disease in routine breast mammogram screenings Fierce Biotech
- Routine Mammograms That Also Flag CVD: Two Birds With One Stone? MedPage Today
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