Osteoporosis in a physician's practice

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of osteoporosis (OP) in patients with chronic somatic diseases. It gives the data available in the literature and the authors' findings on the prevalence of OP. Particular attention is paid on the pathogenetic aspects of a relationship between OP and cardiovascular diseases. The extraskeletal effects of vitamin Dз deficiency and the results of a 24-month follow-up of patients receiving various antiresorptive agents are described.

Keywords

• osteoarthrosis
• somatic pathology
• cardiovascular diseases
• alendronate
• colecalciferol