High-dose cholecalciferol reduces parathyroid hormone in patients with early chronic kidney disease: a pilot, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Author(s) -
Jessica A. Alvarez,
Jennie H. Law,
Kathryn E. Coakley,
Susu M. Zughaier,
Li Hao,
Khadijeh Shahid Salles,
Haimanot Wasse,
Orlando M. Gutiérrez,
Thomas R. Ziegler,
Vin Tangpricha
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.040642
Subject(s) - cholecalciferol , secondary hyperparathyroidism , medicine , parathyroid hormone , placebo , vitamin d and neurology , endocrinology , vitamin d deficiency , kidney disease , hyperparathyroidism , vitamin , blood pressure , calcium , alternative medicine , pathology
Vitamin D deficiency contributes to secondary hyperparathyroidism, which occurs early in chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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