Osteoporosis and risk of fracture in heart transplant patients

IntroductionSignificant bone loss occurs after heart transplantation, predominantly in the first year, with increased risk of incident fractures. The goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of fragility fractures in a population of heart transplantation patients and to identify the indepen...

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Published in:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Main Authors: Marine Forien, Romain Coralli, Constance Verdonk, Sébastien Ottaviani, Esther Ebstein, Lucie Demaria, Elisabeth Palazzo, Richard Dorent, Philippe Dieudé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Subjects:
heart transplant
bone mineral density
fractures
osteoporosis
vertebral fracture (VF)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1252966/full

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