Endocrine Abstracts

Heart failure (HF) has been associated with bone loss and an increased risk of fragility fractures. Indeed, most of literature data on fractures were based on an historical and clinical approach focused on the identification of peripheral fractures, whereas the risk of vertebral fractures in this clinical setting is still unclear. In this study, we aimed at evaluating the prevalence of radiological vertebral fractures in 791 consecutive elderly and hospitalized patients (372 f...

GH excess is considered as one of the causes of secondary osteoporosis with an increased risk of vertebral fractures in men and post-menopausal women with acromegaly. GH excess in acromegaly is also frequently associated with type 2 diabetes which is considered as a risk factor for fragility fractures in the general population. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated whether type 2 diabetes may influence the prevalence vertebral fractures in acromegaly. Fifty-seven males w...