Incidence of Fractures after Cardiac and Lung Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
Osteoporotic fractures are well-known complications of organ transplantation. Fracture rates up to 35% have been previously reported following heart and lung transplantations. Our institutional pretransplant protocols include DXA scans, vitamin D screening, and appropriate antiresorptive therapy. We...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24864223 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/573041 |