RESUMO
Limited physical activity, steroidotherapy and immunosuppression are known risk factors for the development of osteoporosis. The purpose of our current work was to investigate whether patients after heart transplantation (Htx) have an increased incidence of osteoporosis. We compared bone mineral density (BMD) in 32 post-transplant patients with a reference group of 1548 healthy age-matched males. Measurement of BMD was carried out with a Dtx 100 Osteometer on the distal and ultradistal segment of the non-dominant radius. Our results revealed a decreased BMD in HTx patients ranging from 6.9 to 10% in the ultradistal (p = 0.0446) and from 0.4 to 3.5% in the distal segment (p = 0.0593).
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Densidade Óssea , Transplante de Coração/fisiologia , Rádio (Anatomia) , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Doenças Ósseas Metabólicas/epidemiologia , Doenças Ósseas Metabólicas/etiologia , Criança , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Osteoporose/epidemiologia , Osteoporose/etiologia , Esforço Físico , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Valores de Referência , Esteroides/efeitos adversos , Esteroides/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
A group of physicians working at regional dispensaries in Cracow and its surroundings, and their patients were inquired about surgical treatment of coronary artery disease using specially prepared questionnaires. In comparison with a similar study, performed in 1987, a significant improvement of acquirement was stated in both groups. It may be connected with development of coronary surgery during the last years. However, the respondents emphasized a deficiency of easy accessible medical information on this topic.
