Benefits over placebo were demonstrated in 2 trials involving hemodialysis patients with moderate to severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. Etelcalcetide effectively reduces parathyroid hormone (PTH) ...

Disordered calcium and phosphorus metabolism has long been identified as a risk factor for mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease . This analysis of the ...

Among older adults, higher parathyroid hormone levels are associated with heart failure. Lower serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with all-cause mortality and myocardial infarction.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Postoperative change in serum levels of calcium and parathyroid hormone from before surgery might help ...

June 4, 2009 (Uppsala, Sweden) — A new analysis of a Swedish study of elderly men has found that plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels predict cardiovascular mortality, even in those with normal ...

Secondary hyperparathyroidism commonly develops in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in response to high phosphate, low calcium and low 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (calcitriol) levels. High ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) practice monitor (DPM) is showing several apparent ...

Research on vitamin D in diabetes should focus on patients with both low vitamin D and increased PTH. It is well known that, in response to low vitamin D levels, the body increases secretion of ...

We describe two cases of acquired parathyroid hormone (PTH) resistance consequent to the development of serum PTH type 1 receptor (PTH1R) autoantibodies, which block PTH binding and signaling. Both ...

Unlike thyroid disease, problems with the parathyroid gland are not known. The gland secretes parathyroid hormone (PTH), which plays a key role in maintaining your calcium balance in the body. Dr ...

The recent performance of the top stocks of the PowerShares DWA Healthcare Momentum ETF (PTH) has led it to a 2.2% drop since the beginning of September. The top ten stocks of PTH constitute about ...