Etelcalcetide Is Effective at All Levels of Severity of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Hemodialysis Patients

Introduction: Calcimimetics improve parameters of secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) but are mostly initiated when patients have severe disease, potentially limiting effectiveness. We evaluated the effects of etelcalcetide on lowering intact parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphate at different...

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Main Authors: John Cunningham, Geoffrey A. Block, Glenn M. Chertow, Kerry Cooper, Pieter Evenepoel, Jan Iles, Yan Sun, Pablo Ureña-Torres, David A. Bushinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024919301573