Heart failure patients have higher risk of fractures

Heart failure patients are at higher risk for fractures, including debilitating hip fractures, than other heart patients and should be screened and treated for osteoporosis, Canadian researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news143738838.html">Heart failure patients have higher risk of fractures</a></p> <p>Heart failure patients are at higher risk for fractures, including debilitating hip fractures, than other heart patients and should be screened and treated for osteoporosis, Canadian researchers reported in <I>Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association</I>.</p>