Why the study?
Does aortic calcification predict low bone density and fragility fractures in healthy postmenopausal women?
Population
2348 healthy, postmenopausal women
Comparison
Presence and progression of aortic calcification… vs Women without aortic calcification or with lower…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
9 months to 8 years (for subgroup of 228 women)
Authors
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Aortic calcification may flag higher fracture risk in postmenopausal women; leaves open causal links and screening utility pending prospective data.
Does aortic calcification predict low bone density and fragility fractures in healthy postmenopausal women?
Aortic calcification is a strong predictor of low bone density and fragility fractures in postmenopausal women, suggesting a parallel progression of vascular calcification and bone loss.
Schulz et al. (2004) studied this question.
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