Satoshi Katano, Toshiyuki Yano, Takanori Tsukada, Hidemichi Kouzu, Suguru Honma, Takuya Inoue, Yuhei Takamura, Ryohei Nagaoka, Tomoyuki Ishigo, Ayako Watanabe, Katsuhiko Ohori, Masayuki Koyama, Nobutaka Nagano, Takefumi Fujito, Ryo Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Takashima, Akiyoshi Hashimoto, Masaki Katayose, Tetsuji Miura
BACKGROUND: The clinical significance of osteoporosis in chronic heart failure (CHF) remains unclear.Methods and Results:A total of 303 CHF patients (75 years, [interquartile range (IQR) 66-82 years]; 41% female) were retrospectively examined. Bone mineral densities (BMDs) at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total femur were measured by using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and osteoporosis was diagnosed when the BMD at any of the 3 sites was <70% of the Young Adult Mean percentage (%YAM)...
October 28, 2020: Circulation Journal: Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society