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Bone Mineral Density and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Pulmonary Hypertension

BACKGROUND: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is common in chronic lung diseases and associated with reduced quality of life. Little is known about BMD in pulmonary hypertension (PH). METHODS: Steroid-naïve patients with PH (n=34; 19 idiopathic, 15 chronic thromboembolic) had BMD measured by DXA at the...

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Autores principales: Ulrich, Silvia, Hersberger, Martin, Fischler, Manuel, Huber, Lars C, Senn, Oliver, Treder, Ursula, Speich, Rudolf, Schmid, Christoph
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19461899
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874306400903010053