Clinical implications of osteoporosis in chronic heart failure

Abstract

The paper focusses on the problem of impaired bone metabolism in patients with chronic heart failure. The authors discuss the importance of this problem, prevalence of osteoporosis, pathophysiological mechanisms of bone metabolism impairment, and common risk factors of heart failure and osteoporosis. The therapeutic strategy in patients with heart failure and osteoporosis is described.

Keywords

• chronic heart failure
• osteoporosis
• risk factors