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Breast Artery Calcification (BAC) and Female Cardiovascular Disease

Northwell Health · NCT07809932

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 55–65 · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
200
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
July 31, 2026
Record last updated
September 9, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The investigators are recruiting women with and without Breast Artery Calcification (BAC) on their mammograms. Each participant in the study will undergo bloodwork at a Northwell Health lab, a cardiac CT scan, and fill out some brief questionnaires. Results will be shared with the respective participant. At the conclusion of the study, statistical analyses will be performed to further understand the associations between BAC and cardiovascular markers.

Being studied: Cardiac CT Scan; Bloodwork

Conditions: Cardiovascular Health Risk Communication; Cardiovascular (CV) Risk; Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • female
  • 55-65 years old

Exclusion Criteria

  • ischemia
  • diabetes
  • statin or cholesterol lowering medicine use
  • cardiovascular disease: coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, significant valvular disease
  • history of breast surgery or breast cancer
  • pregnant women
  • breastfeeding women
  • women unable to consent

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Thara Ali, MD · 917-951-8945 · Tali7@northwell.edu
  • Elizabeth M Musso, BA · 516-881-7012 · emusso1@northwell.edu
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