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SUBMITTER: Khandkar C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8554269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khandkar Chinmay C Vaidya Kaivan K Karimi Galougahi Keyvan K Patel Sanjay S
International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature 20211023
Coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis both cause significant morbidity and mortality. Recent interest in inflammation and the bone-vascular axis suggests a mechanistic link between the two conditions. This review and meta-analysis was conducted to examine the potential association between low bone mineral density (BMD) and CAD in adults. Two authors searched for studies that examined the association between low BMD and CAD. Risk of bias assessment was conducted using the modified Newcas ...[more]