to define parathyroid function in patients with a known history of hypocalcemia. An institutional review board-approved database of patients with 22q11.2 deletion was obtained. Subjects with a ...

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When serum calcium falls, parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion increases. PTH exerts direct effects on the kidney to retain calcium and on bone, where it mobilizes calcium. PTH also induces the ...

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Heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) frequently coexist, sharing significant overlap in prevalence and pathophysiological mechanisms. This coexistence, termed cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) ...

Normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels generally fall between 0.5 and 5.0 milliunits per liter (mU/L). If your TSH level is higher than 5.0 mU/L it suggests an underactive thyroid, or ...

The Western Australian preterm birth prevention initiative: a whole of state singleton pregnancy cohort study showing the need to embrace alternative models of care for Aboriginal women.

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