Atherosclerosis
Reports summarize atherosclerosis study results from Harvard University
Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, March 1st, 2009
New investigation results, 'Association of coronary artery and aortic calcium with lumbar bone density: the MESA Abdominal Aortic Calcium Study,' are detailed in a study published in American Journal of Epidemiology. "Atherosclerosis and osteoporosis share many risk factors, but their independent association is unclear. The authors investigated the independent associations between volumetric trabecular bone mineral density (vBMD) of the lumbar spine and coronary artery calcium (CAC) and abdominal aortic calcium (AAC)," investigators in the United States report.
"During 2002-2005, they used quantitative computed tomography to assess vBMD and the presence and...
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