June 4, 2009 (Uppsala, Sweden) — A new analysis of a Swedish study of elderly men has found that plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels predict cardiovascular mortality, even in those with normal ...

Stockholm, Sweden - A new study suggests that elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism, found commonly in hemodialysis (HD) patients, predicts restenosis and an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Postoperative change in serum levels of calcium and parathyroid hormone from before surgery might help ...

In an analysis of 176 patients who underwent a total thyroidectomy, a total of 17% (n=30) of patients developed PHypoP, according to Steven Brown, DO, of the University of Texas Health Science Center ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In adults with slightly elevated parathyroid hormone following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, supplementation ...

A newly developed handheld probe helped distinguish between thyroid and parathyroid tissues during surgical procedures, according to a diagnostic/prognostic study. Using real-time mass spectroscopy, ...

The knee meniscus is an important tissue that protects the joint; if the meniscus is damaged—by sports injury or aging–it often does not heal on its own. There are two surgical methods for treating a ...