Significant Heart Disease Risk Can Be Detected from Routine Mammograms Using AI – Up to 70% Greater

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Need to ask about this at the Women's Clinic. Maybe they'll have it by the time it's time for my next screening if women start asking now (the VA is slow about women's health sometimes).

Significant Heart Disease Risk Can Be Detected from Routine Mammograms Using AI – Up to 70% Greater​

By Andy Corbley
Mar 11, 2026

"The risk of potentially deadly heart disease can be detected from routine mammograms using AI technology, a new study demonstrated.
By analyzing the build-up of calcium deposits in the arteries of the breast from standard X-ray mammography scans currently used in breast cancer screening, AI can estimate the risk of heart disease then and later in life.
“Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women worldwide, yet women are consistently underdiagnosed and undertreated compared to men,” said study leader Dr. Hari Trivedi from Emory University in the US. “Mammograms, which women already attend for breast cancer screening, can also reveal calcium deposits in breast arteries and this is linked to heart disease.”
“We wanted to test whether AI could use this to identify women at risk of cardiovascular disease at no extra cost or inconvenience.”"

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Significant Heart Disease Risk Can Be Detected from Routine Mammograms Using AI – Up to 70% Greater

The team used AI to analyze the amount of calcium deposit in the arteries of the breast tissue, known to be a risk factor for heart disease.

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[Margery]

Need to ask about this at the Women's Clinic. Maybe they'll have it by the time it's time for my next screening if women start asking now (the VA is slow about women's health sometimes).

Significant Heart Disease Risk Can Be Detected from Routine Mammograms Using AI – Up to 70% Greater​

By Andy Corbley
Mar 11, 2026

"The risk of potentially deadly heart disease can be detected from routine mammograms using AI technology, a new study demonstrated.
By analyzing the build-up of calcium deposits in the arteries of the breast from standard X-ray mammography scans currently used in breast cancer screening, AI can estimate the risk of heart disease then and later in life.
“Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women worldwide, yet women are consistently underdiagnosed and undertreated compared to men,” said study leader Dr. Hari Trivedi from Emory University in the US. “Mammograms, which women already attend for breast cancer screening, can also reveal calcium deposits in breast arteries and this is linked to heart disease.”
“We wanted to test whether AI could use this to identify women at risk of cardiovascular disease at no extra cost or inconvenience.”"

More

Significant Heart Disease Risk Can Be Detected from Routine Mammograms Using AI – Up to 70% Greater

The team used AI to analyze the amount of calcium deposit in the arteries of the breast tissue, known to be a risk factor for heart disease.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

FWIW the action of Vitamin K2 opposes the calcium deposition in the arteries, and can reduce the risk of heart attack in future.

 

[mattfivefour]

Fascinating studies on K2, especially the MK7 version of it. Thank you for leading us to that path.

 

[Baby Yoda]

FWIW the action of Vitamin K2 opposes the calcium deposition in the arteries, and can reduce the risk of heart attack in future.

And K2 needs to be taken with your D3 supplements, to make sure calcium does not build up where it shouldn't.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

FWIW the action of Vitamin K2 opposes the calcium deposition in the arteries, and can reduce the risk of heart attack in future.

And K2 needs to be taken with your D3 supplements, to make sure calcium does not build up where it shouldn't.

I ended up with low Vitamin D, hyperparathyroidism, and osteoporosis . . .

1200 K2 (1000 MK4, 200 MK7) daily
1000 mg cal,1000 mg mag-198 mg potassium- 500 mg phosphorus daily
3000 IU D3 in multi daily
50,000 IU D2 weekly
5000 methyl B12 every third day

If nothing's changed since last dexa scan and blood work, bone loss still stopped and continuing to very slowly rebuild bone
NO BIGPharma . . .


Have to be careful with K2 if taking Eliquis, since K2 can thin the blood some (I think about to the same degree as ubiquinol, which I also take 600 mcg daily)

 

[LydiaJoy]

That reminds me it's been about 10 years since I had a Coronary Artery Calcium Test and would like to get another one. It's not covered by insurance, but it's only about $150, just takes 10 minutes and tell you so much:

Coronary Artery Calcium Test

What is a Coronary Artery Calcium Test.

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