... who received paricalcitol and/or cinacalcet (with or without VDRAs) compared with calcitriol showed a significant improvement in both all-cause and cardiovascular-related mortality (p < 0.001). Cinacalcet with or without VDRAs was not associated with a further decrease of mortality hazard ratios...

... Calcitriol Calcium flux Blood Purif 2010;29:163 176 DOI: 10.1159/000245924 Published online: January 8, 2010 Calcium Balance in Dialysis Is Best Managed by Adjusting Dialysate Calcium Guided by Kinetic Modeling of the Interrelationship between Calcium Intake, Dose of Vitamin D Analogues and the Dialysate...

...E. Descombes; G. Vogel; J. Rosman; J.-P. Wauters Efficacy and safety of intermittent intravenous calcitriol therapy were studied in 8 chronic hemodialysis patients with marked hyperparathyroidism refractory to oral therapy with calcium salts and daily vitamin D. They were followed for 20 weeks (32...

... interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels is also characteristic of end-stage renal disease. This study investigates the effects of intravenous calcitriol on serum bone resorptive markers, namely, type 5b tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP5b) and IL-6 in patients with SHP. Methods: Intravenous calcitriol therapy...

..., increased osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity, and high levels of circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) and adynamic bone disease characterized by low bone turnover and low levels of circulating PTH. Retention of phosphorus, decreased levels of calcitriol in blood, decreased levels of serum ionized...