Diagnosis of osteoporosis in statin-treated patients is dose-dependent
Volume: 78, Issue: 12, Pages: 1706 - 1711
Published: Sep 26, 2019
Abstract
Whether HMG-CoA-reductase inhibition, the main mechanism of statins, plays a role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, is not entirely known so far. Consequently, this study was set out to investigate the relationship of different kinds and dosages of statins with osteoporosis, hypothesising that the inhibition of the synthesis of cholesterol could influence sex-hormones and therefore the diagnosis of osteoporosis.Medical claims data of all...
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Title
Diagnosis of osteoporosis in statin-treated patients is dose-dependent
Published Date
Sep 26, 2019
Volume
78
Issue
12
Pages
1706 - 1711
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