Relation of low bone mineral density and carotid atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women - 26/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.083
Tiziana Montalcini, MD a, Vittorio Emanuele, MD a, Roberto Ceravolo, MD a, Gaetano Gorgone, MD a, Giorgio Sesti, MD a, Franco Perticone, MD a, Arturo Pujia, MD a, ⁎ 
a Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica “G. Salvatore”, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy
*Dr. Pujia's address is: Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Policlinico Mater Domini, Via Tommaso Campanella, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Abstract |
Due to the lack of convincing data about the association between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, we evaluated the association between carotid atherosclerosis and bone mineral density in a sample of apparently healthy postmenopausal women who underwent health-screening in our hospital. We also evaluated a bone turnover marker, osteocalcin; we divided the population into 2 groups according to osteocalcin levels. We found a high prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with high osteocalcin levels and low bone mineral density.
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Vol 94 - N° 2
P. 266-269 - juillet 2004 Retour au numéro
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