Osteoporosis and Cardiovascular Risk

Osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases are two of the major public health problems: both are associated with high morbidity and mortality, increased recourse to hospital services, loss of independence, increased risk of institutionalization and high health-related costs. The socio-economic consequences of both these diseases are very important bearing in mind the facts that OP is the second highest world health problem after CVD, and this number will increase with the growth of the elderly population over the next decades.