Parathyroidectomy Increases Heart Rate Variability and Leptin Levels in Patients with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease.

CONCLUSION: Circulating leptin levels may be a novel treatment target to reduce CVD risk in advanced CKD-MBD patients.
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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - September 6, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jiang Y, Shen Z, Zhang J, Xing C, Zha X, Shen C, Zeng M, Yang G, Mao H, Zhang B, Yu X, Sun B, Ouyang C, Ge Y, Zhang L, Cheng C, Zhang J, Yin C, Chen H, Wang N Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research