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Long-term treatment with cinacalcet and conventional therapy reduces parathyroid hyperplasia in severe secondary hyperparathyroidism

Background. The effect of cinacalcet on the structural pattern of hyperplastic parathyroid glands was evaluated, using high-resolution colour Doppler (CD) sonography, in haemodialysis patients with severe, inadequately controlled, secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT). Methods. Nine patients (6 males...

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Autores principales: Meola, Mario, Petrucci, Ilaria, Barsotti, Giuliano
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2644631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19181759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfn654