winnie
10-14-2003, 04:08 PM
Mammograms
MAMMOGRAMS OF THE BREASTS MAY BE ABLE TO HELP THE BRAIN AND HEART BY PREDICTING THE RISK FOR STROKE. WOMEN WHOSE ROUTINE MAMMOGRAMS REVEALED CALCIFICATION OF THE BLOOD VESSELS IN THE BREASTS WERE AT A 54-PERCENT INCREASED RISK OF HAVING A STROKE ACCORDING TO A 9-YEAR STUDY OF MORE THAN 16,000 WOMEN PRESENTED AT THE LATEST AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEETING. IF CALCIFICATIONS SHOW UP ON A MAMMOGRAM -- RESEARCHERS SUGGEST WOMEN SHOULD GO FOR FURTHER TESTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE ARTERIES THAT ARE BLOCKED -- SINCE CLOTS CAN FORM AND BREAK LOOSE TO CAUSE A STROKE.
MAMMOGRAMS OF THE BREASTS MAY BE ABLE TO HELP THE BRAIN AND HEART BY PREDICTING THE RISK FOR STROKE. WOMEN WHOSE ROUTINE MAMMOGRAMS REVEALED CALCIFICATION OF THE BLOOD VESSELS IN THE BREASTS WERE AT A 54-PERCENT INCREASED RISK OF HAVING A STROKE ACCORDING TO A 9-YEAR STUDY OF MORE THAN 16,000 WOMEN PRESENTED AT THE LATEST AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEETING. IF CALCIFICATIONS SHOW UP ON A MAMMOGRAM -- RESEARCHERS SUGGEST WOMEN SHOULD GO FOR FURTHER TESTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE ARTERIES THAT ARE BLOCKED -- SINCE CLOTS CAN FORM AND BREAK LOOSE TO CAUSE A STROKE.