Mammograms May Help Assess Heart Risk in Kidney Patients
Posted Jan 24 2011 12:07pm
Routine mammograms not only help early detection of breast cancer, but may also be useful in detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidney disease, according to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
Routine mammograms not only help early detection of breast cancer, but may also be useful in detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidney disease, according to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).