Association between diuretic use and the risk of vertebral fracture after stroke: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Shu-Man LinShih-Hsien YangChih-Yung WangHuei-Kai Huang

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)

Short-term thiazide or loop diuretic use was associated with an increased risk of vertebral fracture after stroke. Further prospective clinical trials are required to confirm this finding.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
bone mineral density
acute heart failure
hip fracture
postmenopausal women
transcription factor
heart failure
randomized controlled trial
open label
phase iii