Bone hormone levels linked to risk of death for patients with heart failure
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
Patients suffering with heart failure are more likely to die if they have high levels of a bone hormone called osteoprotegerin (OPG). That is the finding of a research team from the Akershus University Hospital and the University of Oslo in Norway, in collaboration with colleagues in Italy and Denmark.