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Many reports have dealt with the connection between osteoporosis and cardiological conditions. For example, a recent study investigated the presence of osteoporosis in 198 patients undergoing coronary angiography because of chest pain. The results showed that 53 (27%) had osteoporosis, 79 (40%) had osteopenia, and only 66 (33%) had normal BMD values. Moreover, 76% of the patients with osteoporosis and 78% of those with osteopenia had obstructive coronary artery disease.
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Bartl, R., Bartl, C. (2019). Cardiology. In: The Osteoporosis Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00731-7_40
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