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Long-Term Effects of Pamidronate in Thalassemic Patients with Severe Bone Mineral Density Deficits
Hemoglobin, 10/23/09

Leung TF et al. – Osteoporosis is a common complication in thalassemia major (TM). Our previous study demonstrated severe bone mineral density (BMD) deficits at spine and hip in 62 and 35% of TM patients. This study assessed the effects of different treatments (calcium, vitamin D and bisphosphonate) on patients' BMD, which was measured at baseline and after 3–year treatments by dual energy X–ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Long–term improvement in BMD in TM patients was observed with bisphosphonate but not calcium and vitamin D treatment.

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