Anti-hypertensive Medications Can Reduce The Vertebral Bone Mineral Loss In Aging Hypertensive Patients

Introduction: Hypertension and osteoporosis are two major public health burdens in the general population. The effect of hypertension and anti-hypertensive medication on osteoporosis is poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the effect of the anti-hypertensive drugs to the thoracic bone mineral density (tBMD) and compare to the normotensive cohort.