Open AccessPlasma Parathyroid Hormone and the Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality in the Community
Author(s) -
Emil Hagström,
Per Hellman,
Tobias E. Larsson,
Erik Ingelsson,
Lars Berglund,
Johan Sundström,
Håkan Melhus,
Claes Held,
Lars Lind,
Karl Michaëlsson,
Johan Ärnlöv
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.808733
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid hormone , hormone , cardiology , calcium
Diseases with elevated levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) such as primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism are associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease and death. However, data on the prospective association between circulating PTH levels and cardiovascular mortality in the community are lacking.
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