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Establishing and evaluating FRAX® probability thresholds in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2017
The Taiwanese FRAX® calculator was launched in 2010. However, cost-effectiveness thresholds for the prescription of antiosteoporosis medications were not established. This study aims to establish and evaluate FRAX®-based probability thresholds in Taiwan.
Ding-Cheng Chan, Eugene V. McCloskey, Chirn-Bin Chang, Kun-Pei Lin, Lay Chin Lim, Keh-Sung Tsai, Rong-Sen Yang   +6 more
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OSTEOPOROSIS: ASSESSMENT OF A RISK FOR RECURRENT LOW-TRAUMA FRACTURES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Научно-практическая ревматология, 2016
Objective: to assess a risk for new fractures in a cohort of postmenopausal women who have sustained low-trauma fractures, by using the FRAX® algorithm, and to compare the assessments with data on the fractures have occurred during a prospective follow ...
O. V. Dobrovolskaya, N. V. Toroptsova
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Association of bone mineral density and trabecular bone score with cardiovascular disease

Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2020
Traditionally, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are considered as separate chronic diseases. Increasing evidence now links osteoporosis with hypertension, abnormal lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis, vascular calcification (VC), and ...
Tzyy-Ling Chuang, Mei-Hua Chuang, Malcolm Koo, Chun-Hung Lin, Yuh-Feng Wang   +4 more
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Screening for bone health in older people with HIV: Uptake and outcomes from a large UK outpatient HIV service

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Bone health is negatively affected in people with HIV, and the risks of osteoporosis and fragility fractures are increased. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of those accessing bone health screening and identify factors associated with osteoporosis.
Rhys Nicholas, Kate Alford, Colin Fitzpatrick, Jaime Vera   +3 more
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Validation of FRAX® WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool with and without the Alara Metriscan Phalangeal Densitometer as a Screening Tool to Identify Osteoporosis in Thai Postmenopausal Women

Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2012
Objective: To compare the performance of the WHO fracture risk assessment FRAX® tool and Alara Metriscan for screening osteoporosis in elderly Thai women using spine and hip BMD measurement by DXA.Materials and Methods: This study included ...
Surakit Yingyuenyong
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Menopause and comorbidity assessment in cisgender women living with HIV in Victoria: A clinic record review of women seen at three tertiary centres in Melbourne, Australia

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Data on women ageing with HIV in Australia are limited, particularly regarding those in midlife and experiencing menopause. The aim of this study is to describe the demographic characteristics of cisgender women living with HIV who attend the Alfred Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and Melbourne Sexual Health Centre for primary HIV ...
Anna B. Pierce, Sushena Krishnaswamy, Philip Rawson‐Harris, Wajeeha Fatima, Melanie Bissessor, Jennifer F. Hoy   +5 more
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Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX)®

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
For many years, there were no models for Polish population. Prospective studies showed that the use of British data model is reliable for the Polish patients, as supported by Przedlacki21,26,27 and others.
Ewa Monika Sieklucka, Karol Ogurkowski, Barbara Stocka, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska   +3 more
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ASSESSMENT OF 10-YEAR PROBABILITY OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES WITH THE RUSSIAN MODEL OF FRAX® IN A POPULATION-BASED SAMPLE 5 REGIONS OF RUSSIA

Медицинский совет, 2017
Osteoporosis is a significant health problem due to high frequency of occurrence of fractures at a low traumatic impact. Densitometric examination does not allow to fully identify individuals with an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures, because bone
O. A. Nikitinskaya, N. V. Toroptsova
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A Practical Guide to Chromosome Microarray Interpretation for Paediatricians

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Chromosome microarray (CMA) is a test commonly ordered by general paediatricians. It has diagnostic yield between 10%–15% in individuals with neurodevelopmental delay, autism and/or multiple congenital abnormalities. CMA identifies copy number variants (CNV) including deletions and duplications, which may be pathogenic, variants ...
Zachary E. McPherson, Margit Shah, Sarah Josephi‐Taylor, Brieana Dance, Benjamin Nash, Luke St Heaps, Dale Wright, Janette Hayward, Christopher Elliot, Joshua Steadson, Alan Ma   +10 more
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¿Podría el índice FRAX® modificar el tratamiento de la osteoporosis?

Revista de Osteoporosis y Metabolismo Mineral, 2012
Introducción: El índice FRAX® es un algoritmo ideado por la OMS que, valorando factores de riesgo, calcula el riesgo absoluto de sufrir cualquier fractura osteoporótica y de cadera en los próximos 10 años. El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer el riesgo
Olmo Fernández-Delgado JA
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