LONDON, United Kingdom — For kidney transplant recipients with hypercalcemia related to hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy is superior to cinacalcet (Sensipar, Amgen), a comparative study ...

medical technician gloved hand holding blood sample in tube Clinicians can use a preoperative iPTH threshold of 166 pmol/L to identify and monitor high-risk patients. Patients on dialysis who have a ...

Vascular Calcification mortality non-dialysis CKD Surgical procedure can correct calcium and phosphorus abnormalities and improve coronary artery calcification, study finds. Parathyroidectomy (PTX) is ...

The parathyroid glands are four small glands located in the neck. They regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. If the glands are over-functioning, an individual may need surgery to remove one or ...

Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) showed 100% sensitivity in predicting post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia, according to the results of a prospective study of 60 patients. Post-thyroidectomy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 52 weeks, 81% of adults receiving palopegteriparatide had normalized serum calcium levels without needing ...

An investigational drug, encaleret, restored calcium levels in people with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), a rare genetic disorder marked by an imbalance of calcium in the blood and ...