Heart failure linked to low bone mineral density

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By Lori Alton, staff writer

(NaturalHealth365) Long known associated with brittle bones and other complications of osteoporosis, low bone mineral density (BMD) is now clearly associated with an increased risk to heart failure, according to findings published earlier this year in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

This is no small problem when you consider the fact that an osteoporotic fracture occurs every 3 seconds and heart failure affects over 26 million people – worldwide.

What is the connection between BMD and heart failure?

The study used broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) to measure bone mineral density in the heels of 13,666 …read more

Source: Natural Health 365

    

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