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Observational studyJournal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2021

Long-Term Effect of Microwave Ablation on Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis for Moderate Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Dishan Li, Gang Wang, Xinpan Chen, Wang Guo, Hongdong Huang, Zongli Diao, Wenhu Liu

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Observational study in Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Dishan LiDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Gang WangDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xinpan ChenDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wang GuoDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hongdong HuangDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zongli DiaoDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Wenhu LiuDepartment of Nephrology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6532-4394
Capital Medical University · CN

Funding

Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding ZYLX201824Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program PX2017013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesA previous 12-month study confirmed that microwave ablation (MWA) was effective for moderate secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). A further analysis was performed in this study to evaluate the efficacy of MWA for moderate SHPT over an observational follow-up period of up to 60 months.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of patients involved in a previous randomized controlled trial. Patients were divided into an MWA group (those who underwent MWA followed by drug therapy according to the patient's clinical situation) and a control group (those who received drug therapy only). The primary outcome was the composite endpoint. During the efficacy assessment phase, the two groups were compared in terms of the proportion of patients with intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels <300 pg/ml and the differences in iPTH levels.

resultsTwenty-seven patients were included in this study: 13 in the MWA group and 14 in the control group. The median (interquartile range) follow-up periods of the MWA and control groups were 58 (54-60) and 58 (49-60) months, respectively. The proportion of patients with iPTH levels <300 pg/ml in the MWA group was slightly higher than that in the control group (6/13 [46.2%] versus 2/14 [14.3%], respectively; p = .08). Furthermore, iPTH levels in the MWA group were lower than in the control group during the efficacy assessment phase (411 ± 299 pg/ml versus 516 ± 369 pg/ml, respectively; p <.01).

conclusionsMWA helped to contain the necessary iPTH levels in patients undergoing hemodialysis for moderate SHPT in a 60-month timeframe.

Indexed as

Ablation TechniquesHyperparathyroidism, SecondaryHumansMicrowavesParathyroid HormoneRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesParathyroid Hormonehemodialysislong-term effectmicrowave ablation (MWA)secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT)

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PMID33484485
PMCPMC8596757
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