Mihail A Boyanov

Summary

Affiliation: Medical University
Country: Bulgaria

Publications

  1. ncbi Diagnostic discrepancies between two closely related forearm bone density measurement sites
    M Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrov s Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, 1, St G Sofiiski str, BG 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
    J Clin Densitom 4:63-71. 2001
  2. ncbi Forearm single X-ray absorptiometry in the identification of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at the hip and spine: a correlation study
    Mihail Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    J Clin Densitom 8:423-9. 2005
  3. ncbi Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a Bulgarian female population referred for bone density testing
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Obes Res 13:1505-9. 2005
  4. ncbi Prevalence of low central bone mineral density in a Bulgarian female referral population: a pilot study
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, 1, G Sofiiski str, Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
    Rheumatol Int 26:523-9. 2006
  5. ncbi Effects of tibolone on body composition in postmenopausal women: a 1-year follow up study
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, 1 G Sofiiski str, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
    Maturitas 51:363-9. 2005
  6. ncbi Bone mineral density changes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
    M Boyanov
    Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Clin Rheumatol 22:318-23. 2003
  7. ncbi Assessment of forearm volumetric bone mineral density from standard areal densitometry data
    Mihail Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrov s University Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
    J Clin Densitom 5:391-402. 2002
  8. ncbi Prevalence of low forearm bone density in a Bulgarian female referral population
    M Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
    Osteoporos Int 13:288-95. 2002
  9. ncbi [Andropenia and hormone-replacement therapy in men]
    M Boianov
    Vutr Boles 32:5-9. 2000
  10. ncbi Separate assessment of forearm cortical and trabecular bone density from standard densitometry data
    M A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Medical University of Sofia, Alexandrov s Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Ann Med 33:497-506. 2001

Collaborators

  • Jivka T Ivanova
  • Andon K Toshev
  • M Boianov
  • Polet B Doukova
  • Plamen R Popivanov
  • V Khristov
  • M Petkova
  • M Protich

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Diagnostic discrepancies between two closely related forearm bone density measurement sites
    M Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrov s Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, 1, St G Sofiiski str, BG 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
    J Clin Densitom 4:63-71. 2001
    ..We encourage the separate assessment of cortical and trabecular bone densities or measurements at axial sites in case forearm sites yield conflicting results or low-normal BMD values...
  2. ncbi Forearm single X-ray absorptiometry in the identification of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at the hip and spine: a correlation study
    Mihail Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    J Clin Densitom 8:423-9. 2005
    ..8 and 59.2%, respectively. Forearm bone density measures may be useful to selectively screen for patients with central osteoporosis...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a Bulgarian female population referred for bone density testing
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Obes Res 13:1505-9. 2005
    ..To investigate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Bulgarian women referred for bone density screening...
  4. ncbi Prevalence of low central bone mineral density in a Bulgarian female referral population: a pilot study
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, 1, G Sofiiski str, Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
    Rheumatol Int 26:523-9. 2006
    ..74% at the spine and in 65.57% at the total hip. This is the first Bulgarian study looking for the prevalence of central osteoporosis in a female referral population. It may become the starting point for future epidemiological work...
  5. ncbi Effects of tibolone on body composition in postmenopausal women: a 1-year follow up study
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, 1 G Sofiiski str, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
    Maturitas 51:363-9. 2005
    ..We investigated the effects of 1-year tibolone treatment on body weight, body composition and indices of android obesity in postmenopausal women...
  6. ncbi Bone mineral density changes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
    M Boyanov
    Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Clin Rheumatol 22:318-23. 2003
    ..Attention should be paid to trabecular-rich sites, and fracture risk should be specifically determined...
  7. ncbi Assessment of forearm volumetric bone mineral density from standard areal densitometry data
    Mihail Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrov s University Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
    J Clin Densitom 5:391-402. 2002
    ..The proposed calculation procedure could become an extra option in forearm bone densitometry to be applied in pediatric populations or adults of extremely large or small body size...
  8. ncbi Prevalence of low forearm bone density in a Bulgarian female referral population
    M Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
    Osteoporos Int 13:288-95. 2002
    ..This is the first large-scale Bulgarian study designed to look for the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in a referral population. It may become the starting point for future screening and intervention strategies in our country...
  9. ncbi [Andropenia and hormone-replacement therapy in men]
    M Boianov
    Vutr Boles 32:5-9. 2000
    ..Available preparations in our country are the injectable and oral ones. Replacement therapy with other hormones is still not a part of clinical practice...
  10. ncbi Separate assessment of forearm cortical and trabecular bone density from standard densitometry data
    M A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Medical University of Sofia, Alexandrov s Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Ann Med 33:497-506. 2001
    ..Cortical and trabecular bone are different bone components. Their mineral density cannot be measured directly by areal bone densitometry...
  11. ncbi Prevalence of low forearm bone mineral density in Bulgarian men: a pilot study
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia Bulgaria
    Aging Male 10:9-16. 2007
    ..To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis at the distal forearm in a male cohort referred for bone density testing and to compare it to published data of Bulgarian women...
  12. ncbi PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor gene and bone mineral density in a Bulgarian population sample
    Jivka T Ivanova
    Department of Clinical Laboratory and Clinical Immunology, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Hormones (Athens) 6:36-43. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to search for a possible association of low bone mineral density (bMD) with the PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms of the estrogen receptor (Er) gene in bulgarian women...
  13. ncbi Determinants of thyroid volume in schoolchildren: fat-free mass versus body fat mass--a cross-sectional study
    Mihail A Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Endocr Pract 10:409-16. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: Thyroid volume is dependent on body size and therefore on growth variables. It depends on fat-free mass as a relatively precise measure of body size and is not related to the fat mass...
  14. ncbi Estimation of lumbar spine bone mineral density by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: standard anteroposterior scans vs sub-regional analyses of whole-body scans
    M Boyanov
    Endocrinology Clinic, Alexandrovska Hospital, Medical University of Sofia, BG 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria
    Br J Radiol 81:637-42. 2008
    ..35 and -0.90 produced the best sensitivity-to-specificity ratio in the diagnosis of lumbar spine osteoporosis and low bone mass. In conclusion, WB-LS analysis may provide data for the indirect estimation of spinal BMD...
  15. ncbi Polymorphisms of the human IL-1 receptor antagonist gene and forearm bone mineral density in postmenopausal women
    Jivka T Ivanova
    Department of Biology, Alexandrovska University Hospital, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Indian J Endocrinol Metab 16:580-4. 2012
    ..AIM AND DESIGN: The objective of this case-control study was to investigate the association between the forearm bone mineral density (BMD) and the IL1RA gene polymorphisms...