Epicardial fat is a negative predictor of spine volumetric bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in acromegaly

Endocrine. 2016 Sep;53(3):860-4. doi: 10.1007/s12020-016-0945-2. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

¹ Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Research Center for Pituitary Diseases, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), c/Sant Antoni Mª Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain. EValassi@santpau.cat.
² Endocrinology/Medicine Department, Research Center for Pituitary Diseases, Hospital Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER, Unidad 747), IIB-Sant Pau, ISCIII and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), c/Sant Antoni Mª Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Mineral Metabolism Unit, Medicine Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ Cardiology Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
⁵ Radiology Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Biochemistry Department, Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
⁷ Endocrinology Department, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

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Keywords: Acromegaly; Dickkopf-related protein 1 (DKK1); Epicardial fat; Trabecular bone score; Volumetric bone mineral density.

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