Impact of parathyroidectomy on cardiovascular outcomes and survival in chronic hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. A retrospective study of 50 cases prior to the calcimimetics era - Conzo, Giovanni; Perna, Alessandra F; Savica, Vincenzo; Palazzo, Antonietta; Pietra, Cristina Della; Ingrosso, Diego; Satta, Ersilia; Capasso, Giovambattista; Santini, Luigi; Docimo, Giovanni (BMC surgery, 2013)
Keywords: Calcimimetic Agents - therapeutic use; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Female; Humans; Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary - complications; Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary - drug therapy; Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary - mortality; Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary - surgery; Internal Medicine; Kidney diseases; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Mortality; Older people; Parathyroidectomy; Quality of life; Renal Dialysis; Research Article; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonic imaging; parathyroid hormone; cardiovascular outcomes; Secondary hyperparathyroidism; parathyroidectomy