French women, fractures and aortic calcifications.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Rajzbum, G.; Roger, V. L.; Bézie, Y.; Chauffert, M.; Bréville, P.; Roux, F.; Safar, M. E.; Blacher, J.
- Source
- Journal of Internal Medicine. Jan2005, Vol. 257 Issue 1, p117-119. 3p.
- Subject
- *CALCIFICATION
*BONE fractures
*BONE injuries
*BIOMINERALIZATION
*MINERALS in the body
*INTERNAL medicine
- Language
- ISSN
- 0954-6820
Cites a study which determines whether bone loss or fractures are associated with the presence of aortic calcifications among a large cohort of French women. Observation of lower femoral T-score and BMD in women with calcifications; Positive association of markers of bone loss and a history of fractures with the presence of vascular calcifications; Likelihood of osteoprotegerin levels to be higher among persons with fractures but not in the presence of calcifications.