Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Atherosclerosis and Arterial Wall Stiffness in Obese African-American Women

Cardiorenal medicine

Samy I. McFarlane ; Ghazanfar Qureshi ; Gagandeep Singh ; Kinda Venner-Jones ; Louis Salciccioli ; Jason Lazar

关键词: Bone mineral density;    Osteoporosis;    Atherosclerosis;    Wave reflection;    Aortic stiffness;   

DOI  :  10.1159/000345461

学科分类：心脏病和心血管学

来源: S Karger AG

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Bone demineralization is associated with higher cardiovascular event rates, possibly due to vascular calcification and accelerated atherosclerosis. African-Americans have less bone loss and less calcium content within atherosclerotic plaques. However, whether loss of bone mass is related to atherosclerosis has not been examined in African-Americans. The objective of this study was to evaluate possible associations between bone mineral density (BMD), carotid intimal-medial thickness (CIM.

【 授权许可】

CC BY