The relationship between hypertension and thoracic spine bone mineral density: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

By afschroeder • July 3, 2026

Ghanem AK, Manubolu VS, Kinninger A, McClelland RL, Lim J, Javier D, Ahmad K, Hamidi H, Bagheri M, Deljavanghodrati M, Roy SK, Budoff MJ. The relationship between hypertension and thoracic spine bone mineral density: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2026 Jul 2. doi: 10.1186/s12891-026-10007-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42393612.

Tags: Bone mineral density (BMD), Cardiology/Epi, Harbor UCLA, Hypertension (HTN), Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), Osteoporosis, Publications

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