Primary hyperparathyroidism is associated with increased long-term risks for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Your parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located at the four corners of your thyroid gland. They are about the size of a pea and produce hormones to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and ...

Background Familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism (FIHP) is an autosomal dominant disorder that can represent an early stage of either the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) or ...

Looking at over 43,000 patients with PHPT, there was no difference in the risk for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline between patients managed surgically with early parathyroidectomy ...

Hyperparathyroidism can cause unusually high calcium levels in the blood. This can lead to back pain when there is damage to the kidneys or bones. It can also cause muscle pain. Share on Pinterest ...

HPT, HP, and HK in the 7MM and a moderate sales growth forecast highlight market opportunities. Significant unmet needs and emerging pipeline products present avenues for market expansion and ...

When it comes to identifying primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), choline positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) may be the way to go. In a meta-analysis of 119 comparative ...

NEW YORK, July 26 (Praxis Press) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a possible alternative to parathyroidectomy in the treatment of hyperparathyroidism, but the efficacy of HRT in the long-term ...

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In the described male patient (individual II.1 in family 1) FIHP presented with the classical symptoms associated with hypercalcemia, which are polyuria, polydipsia, constipation and lethargy; ...