Relation of Bone Mineral Density to Frequency of Coronary Heart Disease

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology 2008-04, Vol.101 (8), p.1103-1104
• Main Authors: Varma, Raja, MD, Aronow, Wilbert S., MD, Basis, Yana, MD, Singh, Tarundit, MD, Kalapatapu, Kumar, MD, Weiss, Melvin B., MD, Pucillo, Anthony L., MD, Monsen, Craig E., MD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Bone Density; Bone Diseases, Metabolic - complications; Bone Diseases, Metabolic - diagnostic imaging; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Disease - complications; Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary heart disease; Coronary Stenosis - complications; Coronary Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Correlation analysis; Female; Heart; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical imaging; Medical sciences; Osteoarticular system. Muscles; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis - complications; Osteoporosis - diagnostic imaging; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Retrospective Studies
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.12.013

Coronary angiography was performed because of chest pain in 198 patients (146 women, 52 men; mean age 66 years) who had dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scans of the spine and left hip because of suspected osteoporosis or osteopenia. Of the 198 patients, 53 (27%) had osteoporosis, 79 (40%) had osteopenia, and 66 (33%) had normal bone mineral density (BMD). Obstructive coronary artery disease with >50% narrowing of ≥1 major coronary artery was present in 40 of 53 patients (76%) with osteoporosis, in 54 of 79 patients (68%) with osteopenia, and in 31 of 66 patients (47%) with normal BMD (p