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attack or stroke. However, grading the degree of risk associated with a particular degree of calcification is still an area of active study. Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, continue to be the leading cause of death among women in the United States. However, despite recent advances in understanding the risks of cardiovascular diseases, currently identified risk factors fail to predict up to half of future cardiovascular events, says Iribarren. Mammography may one day be a valuable addition to traditional screening methods.

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Contact: Carole Bullock
carole.bullock@heart.org
214-706-1279
American Heart Association
25-Apr-2002

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