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01-05-2011 | Perspective

Hard arteries, weak bones

Authors: James F. Griffith, S. M. Kumta, Yu Huang

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 5/2011

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Given the close association between bone and blood, it is not that surprising how the two common diseases of artery and bone, namely atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, may in part share a common pathogenesis. Although atherosclerosis and osteoporosis are both clearly more prevalent in later years, there is nonetheless increasing evidence of a bone-vascular connect independently linking osteoporosis with atherosclerosis beyond the occurrence of shared risk factors such as age, gender, smoking, lifestyle factors, alcohol, and diabetes. …

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Title: Hard arteries, weak bones
Authors: James F. Griffith
S. M. Kumta
Yu Huang
Publication date: 01-05-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1122-6

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