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Singh AT, Waikar SS, Mc Causland FR. Association of Different Definitions of Intradialytic Hypertension With Long-Term Mortality in Hemodialysis. Hypertension 2022; 79:855-862. [PMID: 35166122 PMCID: PMC8916991 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension is common in hemodialysis patients. A subset of patients experience systolic blood pressure increases from prehemodialysis to posthemodialysis (intradialytic hypertension), which are associated with adverse outcomes. However, little consensus exists on an evidence-based definition. METHODS In 3198 hemodialysis patients, Cox models were fit to examine the association of various definitions of intradialytic hypertension (≥30% of baseline sessions with an increase in prehemodialysis to posthemodialysis systolic blood pressure of (1) ≥0 mm Hg [Hyper0]; (2) ≥10 mm Hg [Hyper10], or (3) ≥20 mm Hg increase [Hyper20]) with all-cause mortality. Effect modification was assessed using interaction terms according to prespecified variables. RESULTS At baseline, mean age was 62±15 years, 57% were male, and 14% were Black. During the baseline period, 47% of individuals met the Hyper0 definition and experienced 32% (hazard ratio, 1.32 [95% CI, 1.05-1.66]) higher adjusted risk of death, compared with no systolic blood pressure increase. Hyper10 was present in 21.2% and associated with 18% higher adjusted risk of death (hazard ratio, 1.18 [95% CI, 0.94-1.48]). Hyper20 was present in 6.8% and associated with 3% higher adjusted risk of death (hazard ratio 1.03 [95% CI, 0.74-1.44]). Effect modification by age and peripheral vascular disease was observed (P interaction=0.04 for age and 0.02 for peripheral vascular disease), with higher associated risk of death for those aged 45 to 70 years and those without peripheral vascular disease. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with any systolic blood pressure increase from prehemodialysis to posthemodialysis had the highest adjusted risk of mortality, compared with other threshold-based definitions.
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- Anika T Singh
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.T.S., F.R.M.C.).,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.T.S., F.R.M.C.)
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- Renal Section, Boston Medical Center, MA (S.S.W.).,Boston University School of Medicine (S.S.W.)
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.T.S., F.R.M.C.).,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.T.S., F.R.M.C.)
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Cardiovascular risk increases as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) declines in progressive renal disease and is maximal in patients with end-stage renal disease requiring maintenance dialysis. Atherosclerotic vascular disease, for which hyperlipidemia is the main risk factor and lipid-lowering therapy is the key intervention, is common. However, the pattern of dyslipidemia changes with low GFR and the association with vascular events becomes less clear. While the pathophysiology and management of patients with early chronic kidney disease (CKD) is similar to the general population, advanced and end-stage CKD is characterized by a disproportionate increase in fatal events, ineffectiveness of statin therapy, and greatly increased risk associated with coronary interventions. The most effective strategies to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in CKD are to slow the decline in renal function or to restore renal function by transplantation.
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- Matthew J Tunbridge
- Nephrology Department, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Level 9 Ned Hanlon Building, Butterfield Street, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia; University of Queensland, Mayne Medical Building, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- University of Queensland, Mayne Medical Building, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia; Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, BHF GCRC 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK.
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Tournis S, Makris K, Cavalier E, Trovas G. Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 26:5628-5636. [PMID: 33155899 DOI: 10.2174/1381612824999201105165642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is one of the most common endocrine disorders characterized by parathyroid hormone (PTH)-dependent hypercalcemia. Cardinal features include low trauma fractures, nephrolithiasis, and chronic kidney disease. Several experimental studies established that parathyroid hormone exerts actions on the cardiovascular (CV) system, including vasodilatation and positive inotropic and chronotropic effects. Observational studies, especially in severe cases, report a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, lipid abnormalities, endothelial dysfunction, arrhythmias, and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with PHPT, while the risk of CV events seems to be increased in severe cases. However, the effect of surgery is inconsistent on CV abnormalities and, more importantly, on CV disease (CVD) events, especially in mild cases. In the current review, we describe the available evidence linking PHPT and CVD, as well as the effect of surgical management and pharmacological treatment on CVD manifestations in patients with PHPT. Based on the current evidence, CVD is not considered an indication for surgery.
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- Symeon Tournis
- Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System "Th. Garofalidis", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liege, CHU Sart-Tilman, Domaine du Sart-Tilman, B-4000, Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System "Th. Garofalidis", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Freundlich M, Gamba G, Rodriguez-Iturbe B. Fibroblast growth factor 23-Klotho and hypertension: experimental and clinical mechanisms. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:3007-3022. [PMID: 33230698 PMCID: PMC7682775 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04843-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hypertension (HTN) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasingly recognized in pediatric patients and represent risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality later in life. In CKD, enhanced tubular sodium reabsorption is a leading cause of HTN due to augmented extracellular fluid volume expansion. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) upregulates various tubular sodium cotransporters that are also targets of the hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and its co-receptor Klotho. FGF23 inhibits the activation of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D that is a potent suppressor of renin biosynthesis. Here we review the complex interactions and disturbances of the FGF23-Klotho axis, vitamin D, and the RAAS relevant to blood pressure regulation and discuss the therapeutic strategies aimed at mitigating their pathophysiologic contributions to HTN.
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- Michael Freundlich
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
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- grid.9486.30000 0001 2159 0001Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico ,grid.416850.e0000 0001 0698 4037Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- grid.416850.e0000 0001 0698 4037Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico ,grid.419172.80000 0001 2292 8289Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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Simeoni M, Perna AF, Fuiano G. Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Hypertension: An Intriguing Couple. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9030629. [PMID: 32120854 PMCID: PMC7141131 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9030629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPTH) is a major complication in patients on maintenance hemodialysis burdened with high cardiovascular risk. Hypertension is also a high prevalence complication contributing to an increase in the mortality rate in hemodialysis patients. A possible association between SHPTH and hypertension has been widely reported in the literature and several pathogenetic mechanisms have been described. There is evidence that the decrease of plasma iPTH levels are correlated with hypertension correction in hemodialysis patients undergoing parathyroidectomy and oral calcimimetics administration. We have observed a similar behaviour also in a patient on chronic hemodialysis treated with Etelcalcetide. Even if this is an isolated observation, it could stimulate future investigation, possibly in dedicated clinical trials.
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- Mariadelina Simeoni
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0815666652; Fax: +39-0815666821
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Medical and Surgery Sciences, ‘Magna Graecia University’, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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Kuczera P, Adamczak M, Machnik G, Okopien B, Wiecek A. Treatment Based on Cinacalcet Reduces Oxidative Stress in Hemodialysis Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. Nephron Clin Pract 2018; 139:286-292. [PMID: 29879701 DOI: 10.1159/000489278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Oxidative stress is one of the leading factors contributing to increased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT). Cinacalcet is now commonly used in the treatment of sHPT in patients with CKD. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of treatment with cinacalcet on the oxidative stress markers in patients on hemodialysis with sHPT. METHODS In 58 hemodialysed patients with sHPT (parathyroid hormone [PTH] > 300 pg/mL) plasma Advanced Oxidation Protein Products (AOPP), serum total antioxidant capacity - ImAnOx (TAS/TAC), serum PTH, calcium and phosphate concentrations were assessed before the first dose of cinacalcet and after 6 months of treatment. RESULTS Serum PTH concentration decreased significantly from 895 (748-1,070) to 384 (289-510) pg/mL after 6 months of treatment; p < 0.0001. Mean serum concentrations of -calcium and phosphate remained stable. Plasma AOPP concentration decreased significantly from 152 (126-185) to 49 -(43-57) µmol/L after 6 months of treatment; p < 0.0001. ImAnOx significantly increased from 260 (251-270) to 272 (264-280) µmol/L; p = 0.04. After 6 months of treatment, a significant, positive correlation was found between ImAnOx and the daily dose of cinacalcet (r = 0.30; p = 0.02). Also, the change of serum ImAnOx during treatment with cinacalcet significantly correlated with the daily dose of cinacalcet r = 0.35; p = 0.01. No significant correlations were found between plasma AOPP concentration or ImAnOx and PTH, or their changes in time. CONCLUSIONS (1) Six-month treatment based on cinacalcet seems to reduce oxidative stress markers in maintenance hemodialysis patients with sHPT. (2) This benefit may be related rather to the direct action of cinacalcet than to the serum PTH concentration decrease.
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- Piotr Kuczera
- Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Katowice, Poland
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Nemeth EF, Van Wagenen BC, Balandrin MF. Discovery and Development of Calcimimetic and Calcilytic Compounds. PROGRESS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2018; 57:1-86. [PMID: 29680147 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmch.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The extracellular calcium receptor (CaR) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and the pivotal molecule regulating systemic Ca2+ homeostasis. The CaR was a challenging target for drug discovery because its physiological ligand is an inorganic ion (Ca2+) rather than a molecule so there was no structural template to guide medicinal chemistry. Nonetheless, small molecules targeting this receptor were discovered. Calcimimetics are agonists or positive allosteric modulators of the CaR, while calcilytics are antagonists and all to date are negative allosteric modulators. The calcimimetic cinacalcet was the first allosteric modulator of a GPCR to achieve regulatory approval and is a first-in-class treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients on dialysis, and for hypercalcemia in some forms of primary hyperparathyroidism. It is also useful in treating some rare genetic diseases that cause hypercalcemia. Two other calcimimetics are now on the market (etelcalcetide) or under regulatory review (evocalcet). Calcilytics stimulate the secretion of parathyroid hormone and were initially developed as treatments for osteoporosis. Three different calcilytics of two different chemotypes failed in clinical trials due to lack of efficacy. Calcilytics are now being repurposed and might be useful in treating hypoparathyroidism and several rare genetic diseases causing hypocalcemia. The challenges ahead for medicinal chemists are to design compounds that select conformations of the CaR that preferentially target a particular signalling pathway and/or that affect the CaR in a tissue-selective manner.
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Wetzel J, Pilz S, Grübler MR, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Dimai HP, von Lewinski D, Kolesnik E, Perl S, Trummer C, Schwetz V, Meinitzer A, Belyavskiy E, Völkl J, Catena C, Brandenburg V, März W, Pieske B, Brussee H, Tomaschitz A, Verheyen ND. Plasma parathyroid hormone and cardiovascular disease in treatment-naive patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: The EPATH trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2017; 19:1173-1180. [DOI: 10.1111/jch.13064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Julia Wetzel
- Department of Anesthesiology; University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen; Aachen Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research; VU University Medical Centre; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern; Department of Cardiology; Bern University Hospital; Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiology; Medical University Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiology; Medical University Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Department of Cardiology; Campus Virchow; Charité University; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Cardiology; Campus Virchow; Charité University; Berlin Germany
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- Hypertension Unit; Internal Medicine; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medical Sciences; University of Udine; Udine Italy
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- Department of Cardiology; University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen; Aachen Germany
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- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
- Synlab Academy; Synlab Services GmbH; Mannheim Germany
- Medical Clinic V (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Endocrinology, Diabetolgy, and Rheumatology); Mannheim Medical Faculty; University of Heidelberg; Mannheim Germany
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- Department of Cardiology; Medical University Graz; Graz Austria
- Department of Cardiology; Campus Virchow; Charité University; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Cardiology; Medical University Graz; Graz Austria
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- Medical Clinic V (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Endocrinology, Diabetolgy, and Rheumatology); Mannheim Medical Faculty; University of Heidelberg; Mannheim Germany
- Bad Gleichenberg Clinic; Bad Gleichenberg Austria
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Poulin A, Bellemare PL, Fortier C, Mac-Way F, Desmeules S, Marquis K, Gaudreault V, Lebel M, Agharazii M. Acute effects of cinacalcet on arterial stiffness and ventricular function in hemodialysis patients: A randomized double-blinded crossover study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e6912. [PMID: 28538380 PMCID: PMC5457860 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000006912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum calcium concentration (Ca) plays an essential role in a vascular muscle tone and myocardial contractility. Previously, we showed that acutely lowering Ca by hemodialysis reduced arterial stiffness. Cinacalcet is a calcimimetic that lowers Ca and parathyroid hormone (PTH). The aim of the present study was to examine whether acute lowering of Ca by cinacalcet improves vascular stiffness and myocardial diastolic dysfunction. METHOD This is a double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled crossover study that included 21 adult patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Subjects were assigned to placebo-cinacalcet (30 mg) or cinacalcet-placebo sequence. After each treatment period (7 days), aortic, brachial, and carotid stiffness were determined by examining carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV), carotid-radial PWV (cr-PWV), and carotid distension. A central pulse wave profile was determined by radial artery tonometry and cardiac function was evaluated by echocardiography. RESULTS Cinacalcet reduced PTH (483 [337-748] to 201 [71-498] ng/L, P < .001) and ionized Ca (1.11 [1.08-1.15] to 1.05 [1.00-1.10] mmol/L, P = .04). Cinacalcet did not reduced cf-PWV significantly (12.2 [10.4-15.4] to 12.2 [11.0-14.6] m/s, P = .16). After adjustments for mean blood pressure, sequence, carryover, and treatment effects, cf-PWV was not significantly lowered by cinacalcet (-0.35 m/s, P = .139). There were no significant changes in central blood pressures, brachial and carotid stiffness, and echocardiographic parameters. CONCLUSION In this study, 30 mg daily cinacalcet for 1 week did not have any significant impact on peripheral and central blood pressures, arterial stiffness parameters, or cardiac function (NCT01250405).
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- Aurélie Poulin
- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec Research Center, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Hospital
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Hsu YH, Yu HY, Chen HJ, Li TC, Hsu CC, Kao CH. The Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease after Parathyroidectomy in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156863. [PMID: 27284924 PMCID: PMC4902219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose The changes of the risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with end-stage renal disease after parathyroidectomy are scant. Methods We used a nationwide health insurance claims database to select all dialysis-dependent patients with end-stage renal disease aged 18 years and older for the study population in 2000 to 2006. Of the patients with end-stage renal disease, we selected 947 patients who had undergone parathyroidectomy as the parathyroidectomy group and frequency matched 3746 patients with end-stage renal disease by sex, age, years since the disease diagnosis, and the year of index date as the non-parathyroidectomy group. We used a multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis with the use of a robust sandwich covariance matrix estimate, accounting for the intra-cluster dependence of hospitals or clinics, to measure the risk of peripheral arterial disease for the parathyroidectomy group compared with the non-parathyroidectomy group after adjusting for sex, age, premium-based income, urbanization, and comorbidity. Results The mean post-op follow-up periods were 5.08 and 4.52 years for the parathyroidectomy and non-parathyroidectomy groups, respectively; the incidence density rate of PAD in the PTX group was 12.26 per 1000 person-years, significantly lower than the data in the non-PTX group (24.09 per 1000 person-years, adjusted HR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.46–0.94). Conclusion Parathyroidectomy is associated with reduced risk of peripheral arterial disease in patients with end-stage renal disease complicated with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism.
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- Yueh-Han Hsu
- Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei Junior College of Health Care Management, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yiy, Taiwan
- Department of Sports Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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