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T1 Hypertension as a Risk Factor for Hip Fracture
A1 Pérez Castrillon, José Luis
A1 Martín Escudero, Juan Carlos
A1 Álvarez Manzanares, P.
A1 Cortés Sancho, R.
A1 Iglesias Zamora, S.
A1 García Alonso, Manuel Francisco
K1 Hipertension Arterial - Tratamiento
AB Arterial hypertension is a chronic disease in which prevalenceincreases with age, as occurs in osteoporosis. It isclinically silent and is only revealed in the form of complications,an aspect that it also shares with osteoporosis.Various alterations of calcium metabolism have been describedin association with hypertension; such alterationscan cause decreased bone mass, the principal determiningfactor of fracture.1,2 Another important factor is the occurrenceof falls. Hypertensive patients may experience agreater number of falls resulting from fainting associatedwith diminished baroreflex sensitivity or hypotension secondaryto therapy.3,4 The purpose of this study was toassess the effect of hypertension and its various therapeuticalternatives on the risk of hip fracture.
PB Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Medicina
SN 0895-7061
YR 2005
FD 2005
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/5813
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/5813
LA eng
NO American Journal of Hypertension, Enero 2005, vol. 18, n. 1, p. 146-147
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 26-abr-2024