Predictors of nephrolithiasis, osteoporosis and mortality in primary hyperparathyroidism.
CONCLUSIONS: Screening for nephrolithiasis has a low yield, particularly in lower risk patients. Osteoporosis is only minimally associated with biochemical indices of PHPT. Mortality is associated with higher calcium (and possibly vitamin D deficiency) but not PTH.
PMID: 30916764 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Reid LJ, Muthukrishnan B, Patel D, Seckl JR, Gibb FW Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research
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