Search Results - "Krieg, MA"
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High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in a Swiss rheumatology outpatient population
Published in Swiss medical weekly (2011)“…Vitamin D is important for bone metabolism and neuromuscular function. While a routine dosage is often proposed in osteoporotic patients, it is not so evident…”
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Effects of anti-resorptive agents on trabecular bone score (TBS) in older women
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-03-2013)“…Summary We evaluated the longitudinal effects of anti-resorptive agents (534 treated women vs. 1,150 untreated) on lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and…”
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Predictive ability of heel quantitative ultrasound for incident fractures: an individual-level meta-analysis
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-07-2015)“…Summary The relationship between bone quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and fracture risk was estimated in an individual level data meta-analysis of 9 prospective…”
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Effects of strontium ranelate and alendronate on bone microstructure in women with osteoporosis: Results of a 2-year study
Published in Osteoporosis international (2012)“…Summary Strontium ranelate appears to influence more than alendronate distal tibia bone microstructure as assessed by high-resolution peripheral quantitative…”
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The role of teriparatide in sequential and combination therapy of osteoporosis
Published in Swiss medical weekly (04-06-2014)“…Osteoporosis is complicated by the occurrence of fragility fractures. Over past years, various treatment options have become available, mostly potent…”
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Can one or two high doses of oral vitamin D3 correct insufficiency in a non-supplemented rheumatologic population?
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-02-2013)“…Summary We evaluated the effectiveness of supplementation with high dose of oral vitamin D3 to correct vitamin D insufficiency. We have shown that one or two…”
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Postgraduate Symposium Positive influence of nutritional alkalinity on bone health
Published in Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (01-02-2010)“…There is growing evidence that consumption of a Western diet is a risk factor for osteoporosis through excess acid supply, while fruits and vegetables balance…”
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Device-specific weighted T-score for two quantitative ultrasounds: operational propositions for the management of osteoporosis for 65 years and older women in Switzerland
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-03-2003)“…The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for the diagnosis of osteoporosis are mainly applicable for dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements at the…”
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Tibial or hip BMD predict clinical fracture risk equally well: results from a prospective study in 700 elderly Swiss women
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-08-2009)“…Summary In a randomly selected cohort of Swiss community-dwelling elderly women prospectively followed up for 2.8 ± 0.6 years, clinical fractures were assessed…”
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Changing the awareness of low vitamin D status in a rheumatology population: a pre/post-study
Published in Swiss medical weekly (06-12-2013)“…In 2009 hypovitaminosis D was highly prevalent in a population of Swiss rheumatology patients (86%). We aimed to evaluate the evolution of vitamin D status in…”
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Comparison of Three Bone Ultrasounds for the Discrimination of Subjects With and Without Osteoporotic Fractures Among 7562 Elderly Women
Published in Journal of bone and mineral research (01-07-2003)“…Bone ultrasound measures (QUSs) can assess fracture risk in the elderly. We compared three QUSs and their association with nonvertebral fracture history in…”
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Combining bone resorption markers and heel quantitative ultrasound to discriminate between fracture cases and controls
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-10-2009)“…Summary This nested case-control analysis of a Swiss ambulatory cohort of elderly women assessed the discriminatory power of urinary markers of bone resorption…”
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Indications to teriparatide treatment in patients with osteoporosis
Published in Swiss medical weekly (2011)“…To prevent osteoporotic fracture occurrence, a variety of treatment regimens with different mechanisms of action is available. The antiresorptive…”
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Alkaline mineral water lowers bone resorption even in calcium sufficiency
Published in Bone (New York, N.Y.) (01-01-2009)“…Abstract Background Dietary acid charge enhances bone loss. Bicarbonate or alkali diet decreases bone resorption in humans. We compared the effect of an…”
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Intravenous pamidronate as treatment for osteoporosis after heart transplantation : A prospective study
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-02-2001)“…Fractures due to osteoporosis are one of the major complications after heart transplantation, occurring mostly during the first 6 months after the graft, with…”
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Effect of supplementation with vitamin D3 and calcium on quantitative ultrasound of bone in elderly institutionalized women : A longitudinal study
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-06-1999)“…Supplementation of elderly institutionalized women with vitamin D and calcium decreased hip fractures and increased hip bone mineral density. Quantitative…”
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Defining Risk Thresholds for a 10-Year Probability of Hip Fracture Model That Combines Clinical Risk Factors and Quantitative Ultrasound: Results Using the EPISEM Cohort
Published in Journal of clinical densitometry (01-07-2008)“…Abstract Using a large prospective cohort of over 12,000 women, we determined 2 thresholds (high risk and low risk of hip fracture) to use in a 10-yr hip…”
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Cyclosporine induces high bone turnover and may contribute to bone loss after heart transplantation
Published in European journal of clinical investigation (01-07-1996)“…Cardiac transplantation has become a successful therapy for end-stage heart disease. However, increased bone loss has been observed in heart transplant…”
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Factors associated with the use of hormone replacement therapy among older women
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Quantitative ultrasound of bone in institutionalized Elderly women : A cross-sectional and longitudinal study
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-01-1996)“…Quantitative ultrasound of bone is a promising method for bone assessment: radiation-free, portable and predictive of hip fracture. Its portability allowed us…”
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