Bone never forms without vascular interactions. This simple statement of fact does not
adequately reflect the physiological and pharmacological implications of the relationship …

Data on cardiovascular disease in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) are controversial;
indeed, at present, cardiovascular involvement is not included among the criteria needed for …

Animal studies suggest that calcium-phosphorus homeostatic abnormalities cause
cardiovascular disease in uremia; few observational studies in humans have explored this …

Abstract Background: At the Third International Workshop on Asymptomatic Primary
Hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in May 2008, recent data on the disease were reviewed. We …

Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), caused by solitary parathyroid adenomas in 85% of
cases and diffuse hyperplasia in most of the remaining cases, overproduces parathyroid …

BACKGROUND: Suboptimal vitamin D status is associated with endothelial dysfunction and
an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases but it is unclear whether vitamin D …

Background. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a powerful risk factor for all-cause mortality
and its most common aetiology, cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Mineral metabolism …

Aims The ability to assess endothelial function non-invasively with B-mode ultrasound has
lead to its widespread application in a variety of studies. However, the absolute values …

Several studies have shown that vitamin D may play a role in many biochemical
mechanisms in addition to bone and calcium metabolism. Recently, vitamin D has sparked …

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with mortality in patients undergoing
maintenance dialysis treatment. We studied 515 male US veterans with chronic kidney …