Is maximum systemic oxygen extraction impaired in pulmonary arterial versus pulmonary venous hypertension, thus contributing to the exercise limit? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Chronic lung disease patients may be at increased risk for bone mineral density loss and thus fractures due to a number of factors. Are drugs used to treat these lung diseases related to fracture risk CHEST
What is the prevalence of contributors to secondary osteoporosis in patients presenting with a recent clinical vertebral or non-vertebral fracture and with a low bone mineral density? BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
In an animal model of acute muscle injury, treatment with an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) enhances muscle regeneration and decreases fibrosis, according to a report in the August issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Reuters Health Information