Progressive loss of bone mass in children with Fontan circulation.

Simone Goa DiabKristin GodangLil-Sofie Ording MüllerRunar AlmaasCharlotte de LangeLeif BrunvandKari Margrethe HansenAnne Grethe MyhreGaute DøhlenErik ThaulowJens BollerslevThomas Möller

Published in: Congenital heart disease (2019)

BMD levels decreased with age in patients with Fontan circulation. Different bone components were involved. Vitamin D levels also decreased with age, but they were not consistently associated with bone mineral densities. The single factor most predictive of low BMD was a lateral tunnel Fontan, compared to an extra cardiac Fontan.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
multiple sclerosis
young adults
postmenopausal women