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Cinacalcet: A Viable Therapeutic Option for Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Elderly

OBJECTIVE: Parathyroidectomy is usually curative in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), but its utility would be limited if patients are elderly who may either refuse surgery or may have advanced frailty and multimorbidity. We evaluated the effectiveness of cinacalcet, an allosteric modulator of cal...

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Autores principales: Abusahmin, Hussam, Surya, Ashutosh, Aldridge, Andrew, Okosieme, Onyebuchi, Das, Gautam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6085958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30148094
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_684_17