Coronary calcification developed with poorly controlled tertiary hyperparathyroidism and elevated iFGF23 levels after transplantation, the investigators reported. In recent kidney transplant ...

PHILADELPHIA — Combination cinacalcet and low-dose vitamin D reduced symptoms of hyperparathyroidism among patients undergoing their first year of hemodialysis vs. a flexible dose of vitamin D alone, ...

Extract: Thirty-nine infants with simple vitamin D deficiency were studied; three stages of deficiency were recognized. Stage I comprised hypocalcemia, usually as the sole important biochemical ...

Nutritional vitamin D deficiency is widespread among hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, and few receive nutritional vitamin D supplementation. At baseline, 79.7% had nutritional ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Free and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are ...

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 ...

Anti-resorptive agents, including oral or parenteral aminobisphosphonates (e.g. alendronate, risedronate, ibandronate, and zolendronate), with a mechanism of action based on the blockade of mevalonate ...

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 ...

Hyperparathyroidism refers to the increased levels of the parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the body. This hormone is secreted from the parathyroid glands, two pairs of which are present on or behind the ...