This is a prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate change of cardiovascular calcification after parathyroidectomy in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis compared with control group on conservative treatment.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
63
Saint-Petersburg State University, Clinic of advanced medical technologies n.a. N.I.Pirogov
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Change in coronary artery calcium score measured with CT
Time frame: 18 months
Change in vascular calcification score measured with semi-quantitative (Kauppila) test
Time frame: 18 months
Change in heart valve calcium score
Time frame: 18 months
Change in intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level
Time frame: 18 months
Change in serum calcium level
Time frame: 18 months
Change in serum phosphate level
Time frame: 18weeks
Change in alkaline phosphatase
Time frame: 18 months
Serious adverse events (cardiovascular events, death, fractures, emergency hospital admissions) during the follow-up period
Time frame: 18 months
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