Role of bone mineral density in the inverse relationship between body size and aortic calcification: results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

OBJECTIVE: There is a J-shaped relationship between body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly patients (obesity paradox). Whether low BMI correlates with aortic calcification (AC) and whether this association is accounted for by bone demineralization is uncertain. METHODS: Presenc...

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Main Authors: Canepa, Marco, Ameri, Pietro, AlGhatrif, Majd, Pestelli, Gabriele, Milaneschi, Yuri, Strait, James B., Giallauria, Francesco, Ghigliotti, Giorgio, Brunelli, Claudio, Lakatta, Edward G., Ferrucci, Luigi
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4080433/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24842457
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.04.018
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