Description
Both osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease share common risk factors, yet both remain undiagnosed until a major life-threatening event occurs, e.g. heart failure or fragility fracture. Due to the current rapid social, economic and demographic (rural-urban migration) transition in The Gambia, prevalence of these diseases have increased with serious consequences on daily living (falls and fractures).
Utilising the clinical gold-standard tool for osteoporosis diagnosis, the DXA scanner, abdominal aortic plaque build-up will be quantified in lateral vertebral scans in over 1000 participants; associations with bone and muscle health will be explored.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
cardiovascular, bone, DXA, plaque, aortic plaque, calcification, osteoporosis, fracture
School
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health / Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Time commitment
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available
No
Physical location
Monash Medical Centre Clayton
Co-supervisors
Prof
Peter Ebeling