"Etidronic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A diphosphonate which affects calcium metabolism. It inhibits ectopic calcification and slows down bone resorption and bone turnover.
| Descriptor ID |
D012968
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.705.429.500.830
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| Concept/Terms |
Etidronic Acid- Etidronic Acid
- (1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid
- Hydroxyethylidene Diphosphonic Acid
- Diphosphonic Acid, Hydroxyethylidene
Etidronate- Etidronate
- 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-Diphosphonate
- 1 Hydroxyethane 1,1 Diphosphonate
- 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Bisphosphonate
- 1 Hydroxyethylidene 1,1 Bisphosphonate
- EHDP
- 1,1-hydroxyethylenediphosphonate
- 1,1 hydroxyethylenediphosphonate
- HEDP
- Hydroxyethanediphosphonate
- Ethanehydroxyphosphate
- Ethanehydroxydiphosphonate
Etidronate Disodium- Etidronate Disodium
- Phosphonic acid, (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-, disodium salt
- Sodium Etidronate
- Etidronate, Sodium
- Disodium 1-Hydroxyethylene Diphosphonate
- 1-Hydroxyethylene Diphosphonate, Disodium
- Diphosphonate, Disodium 1-Hydroxyethylene
- Disodium 1 Hydroxyethylene Diphosphonate
- Disodium Etidronate
- Etidronate, Disodium
- HEDSPA
Etidronate, Tetrapotassium Salt- Etidronate, Tetrapotassium Salt
- Salt Etidronate, Tetrapotassium
- Tetrapotassium Salt Etidronate
- (1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid, Tetrapotassium Salt
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Etidronic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Oral bisphosphonates and risk of atrial fibrillation and flutter in women: a self-controlled case-series safety analysis. PLoS One. 2009; 4(3):e4720.
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How to assess drug efficacy in osteoporosis. Lancet. 1995 Mar 25; 345(8952):743-4.