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Arteriovenous Fistula Affects Bone Mineral Density Measurements in End-Stage Renal Failure Patients

África Muxí, José‐Vicente Torregrosa, David Fuster, Pilar Peris, Sergi Vidal‐Sicart, Oriol Solà, B. Doménech, Gloria Martín, Joan Casellas, F Pons

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2009 · 18 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

Forearm AVF affects BMD measurements by decreasing their values in patients with end-stage renal failure. This may produce an overdiagnosis of osteoporosis, which should be taken into account when evaluating patients of this type.

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