Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Managing Electrolyte Imbalances in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Publish Date March 10, 2020

Hyperkalemia, hypomagnesemia, and hyperparathyroidism commonly persist after kidney transplant surgery.

SHPT Outcomes Similar for Oral Calcitriol vs IV Vitamin D

Publish Date March 9, 2020

Maintenance hemodialysis patients with SHPT who switched from IV vitamin D analogs to oral calcitriol had similar serum levels of iPTH, calcium, and phosphate at 12 months as those who continued on the IV treatment.

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Associated With Worsening Symptoms

Publish Date March 6, 2020

If validated, new study findings may be used to develop a disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure that will inform SHPT treatment.

Cinacalcet Effective in Young Children on Dialysis

Publish Date March 2, 2020

Parathyroid hormone levels decreased significantly in pediatric dialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism within 1 month of starting cinacalcet, investigators reported.

Timely Parathyroidectomy Urged in KTRs With Hyperparathyroidism

Publish Date February 27, 2020

Parathyroidectomies for kidney transplant recipients with hyperparathyroidism should be timely and without removal of too much parathyroid hormone to avoid steep drops in intact parathyroid hormone, according to investigators.

Guidance on Cinacalcet Use in Pediatric Dialysis

Publish Date November 20, 2019

In a position statement on cinacalcet use in children on dialysis, the authors emphasized avoiding hypocalcemia.

High Predialysis PTH Predicts Increased Risk for Uncontrolled PTH

Publish Date November 19, 2019

In a study, PTH exceeding 600 pg/mL prior to initiation of dialysis was associated with persistently high PTH in the first year of hemodialysis.

Parathyroidectomy May Offer Survival Edge in SHPT

Publish Date November 8, 2019

In a study, patients with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism appeared to benefit the most from surgery.

Intradialytic Hypotension Linked to High Calcium, PTH

Publish Date November 7, 2019

In a study of hemodialysis patients, hypercalcemia accompanied by high parathyroid hormone levels was associated with nearly 2.6-fold increased odds of intradialytic hypotension.

Thermal Ablation, Parathyroidectomy Show Similar Efficacy in SHPT

Publish Date October 3, 2019

Thermal ablation and parathyroidectomy (PTx) both effectively treat secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), according to research.