Effect of paricalcitol on mineral bone metabolism in kidney transplant recipients with secondary hyperparathyroidism

Effect of paricalcitol on mineral bone metabolism in kidney transplant recipients with secondary hyperparathyroidism

Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism is highly prevalent in kidney transplant recipients, and commonly results in hypercalcaemia; an association to osteopenia and bone fractures has also been observed. Paricalcitol has proved effective to control secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidne...

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Main Authors: Francisco José Borrego Utiel, Juan Antonio Bravo Soto, María José Merino Pérez, Isabel González Carmelo, Verónica López Jiménez, Teresa García Álvarez, Yelenei Acosta Martínez, María Auxiliadora Mazuecos Blanca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
Subjects:
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Renal transplantation
Paricalcitol
Cinacalcet
Calcitriol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251415000802

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