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Observational studies have demonstrated that therapy with vitamin D analogs for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with improved survival in patients receiving maintenance ...

A decision analysis model focusing on hospitalisation, survival rates and utilities for paricalcitol and calcitriol was used (Figure 1). Costs included yearly cost for medications and the costs ...

In patients with chronic heart failure, the vitamin D metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), also called calcitriol, and its ratio to parathyroid hormone (PTH 1-84) may help predict ...

In a small study, hungry bone syndrome developed in nearly 29% of patients despite receiving high-dose calcitriol prior to total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation. Calcitriol loading before ...

Role of yoga in modulating fatigue, sleep disturbances, salivary cortisol, and immune measures in breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial. Background: CTIBL is a long-term side effect ...