• Medicine
• Published in Osteoporosis International 2019
• DOI:10.1007/s00198-019-04893-z

Bone involvement in young adults with cystic fibrosis awaiting lung transplantation for end-stage respiratory failure

@article{Cairoli2019BoneII,
  title={Bone involvement in young adults with cystic fibrosis awaiting lung transplantation for end-stage respiratory failure},
  author={E Cairoli and Cristina Eller-Vainicher and Letizia Corinna Morlacchi and Paolo Antonio de Tarsia and Virginia Rossetti and Marilena Pappalettera and M. Arosio and Iacopo Chiodini and Francesco Blasi},
  journal={Osteoporosis International},
  year={2019},
  volume={30},
  pages={1255-1263}
}

• E Cairoli, Cristina Eller-Vainicher, +6 authors Francesco Blasi

SummaryPatients with cystic fibrosis awaiting lung transplantation for end-stage respiratory failure have high prevalence of reduced bone mineral density and fragility fracture. Suboptimal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels could significantly contribute to the development of cystic fibrosis-related bone disease.IntroductionThe assessment of the prevalence of cystic fibrosis-related bone disease (CFBD) and its associated risk factors in young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) awaiting lung… CONTINUE READING

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