Elaine W Yu

Summary

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Simulated increases in body fat and errors in bone mineral density measurements by DXA and QCT
    Elaine W Yu
    Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Bone Miner Res 27:119-24. 2012
  2. ncbi Acid-suppressive medications and risk of bone loss and fracture in older adults
    Elaine W Yu
    Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Thier 1101, 50 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Calcif Tissue Int 83:251-9. 2008
  3. ncbi Time-dependent changes in skeletal response to teriparatide: escalating vs. constant dose teriparatide (PTH 1-34) in osteoporotic women
    Elaine W Yu
    Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine, Endocrine Unit, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Bone 48:713-9. 2011
  4. ncbi Proton pump inhibitors and risk of fractures: a meta-analysis of 11 international studies
    Elaine W Yu
    Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
    Am J Med 124:519-26. 2011
  5. ncbi Acute decline in serum sclerostin in response to PTH infusion in healthy men
    Elaine W Yu
    Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Unit, 50 Blossom Street, Thier 1051, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:E1848-51. 2011

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Simulated increases in body fat and errors in bone mineral density measurements by DXA and QCT
    Elaine W Yu
    Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Bone Miner Res 27:119-24. 2012
    ..Although overlying fat also affects QCT BMD measurements, the error is smaller and more uniform than with DXA BMD. Caution must be used when interpreting BMD changes in humans whose body composition is changing...
  2. ncbi Acid-suppressive medications and risk of bone loss and fracture in older adults
    Elaine W Yu
    Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Thier 1101, 50 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Calcif Tissue Int 83:251-9. 2008
    ..The use of PPIs in older women, and perhaps older men with low calcium intake, may be associated with a modestly increased risk of nonspine fracture...
  3. ncbi Time-dependent changes in skeletal response to teriparatide: escalating vs. constant dose teriparatide (PTH 1-34) in osteoporotic women
    Elaine W Yu
    Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine, Endocrine Unit, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Bone 48:713-9. 2011
    ..The time-dependent waning of the response to teriparatide appears to be bone-specific...
  4. ncbi Proton pump inhibitors and risk of fractures: a meta-analysis of 11 international studies
    Elaine W Yu
    Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
    Am J Med 124:519-26. 2011
    ..Concerns have been raised about the risk of fractures with acid-suppressive medications, such as proton pump inhibitors and histamine(2)-receptor antagonists...
  5. ncbi Acute decline in serum sclerostin in response to PTH infusion in healthy men
    Elaine W Yu
    Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Unit, 50 Blossom Street, Thier 1051, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:E1848-51. 2011
    ..The immediate physiological changes in serum sclerostin in response to PTH infusion have not been reported in human studies...