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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2020

Effect of antithrombotic drugs on bone health.

G Dadwal, T Schulte-Huxel, G Kolb

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bidirectional Interaction Between the Brain and Bone in Traumatic Brain Injury.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  8. Proton pump inhibitors and fracture risk. The HUNT study, Norway.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

G DadwalDepartment of Traumatology, Bonifatius Hospital Lingen, Wilhelmstraße 13, 49808, Lingen (Ems), Germany. gaurav.dadwal@hospital-lingen.de.
T Schulte-HuxelDepartment of Traumatology, Bonifatius Hospital Lingen, Wilhelmstraße 13, 49808, Lingen (Ems), Germany.
G KolbDepartment of Geriatrics and Physical Rehabilitation, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Bonifatius Hospital Lingen, Wilhelmstraße 13, 49808, Lingen (Ems), Germany.
St. Bonifatius Hospital · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the increasing consumption of antithrombotic drugs among old people, expected as well as unexpected side effects on bone health are considerable, e.g. osteoporosis, fragility fractures, etc. This review focuses on antithrombotic drugs and their effects on bone health. The following groups were reviewed: parenteral long-term use of unfractionated heparin (UFH) is associated with osteopenia. The oral intake of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) makes them more convenient than UFH but chronic use also results in osteopenia. Limited reports of bone loss have been associated with low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) and indirect factor Xa inhibitors but in contrast to VKA and UFH they are less associated with osteopenia. There have been limited studies evaluating the effect of new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) on bones. Overall, they are considered safer than other drugs. There have been no reports about acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and clopidogrel causing osteopenia but their metabolism by the kidneys and liver can cause reduced 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels and can theoretically contribute to osteoporosis. Some reports suggested that high dosage clopidogrel can also negatively affect bones. After a detailed literature review long-term use of antithrombotic drugs can negatively affect the bones. Their role in bone health needs to be studied in detail and the clinical use in geriatric patients should be prudent.

Indexed as

Administration, OralAgedAnticoagulantsBone DensityFibrinolytic AgentsHeparinHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHumansOsteoporosisAnticoagulantsFibrinolytic AgentsHeparinHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightGeriatricsNOACOsteoporosisTraumaWarfarin

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PMID31414167
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