The Efficacy of Cinacalcet in the Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism in Turkish Hemodialysis Patient Population

ALTUNÖREN, ORÇUN; Gungor, Ozkan; EREN, NECMİ; Tanrisev, Mehmet; Hur, Ender; TÜRKMEN, KÜLTİGİN; Yavuz, Yasemin; Sahin, Osman; Saglam, Funda; Turan, Mehmet; Yaprak, Mustafa; Ulutas, Ozkan; KOÇYİĞİT, İSMAİL; OĞUZ, AYTEN; Ari, Elif; Ada, Sibel; Yildiz, Abdulmecit; Azak, Alper; Korkmaz, Ahmet; Yavuz, Demet; DOĞAN, İBRAHİM; Tekce, Hikmet; Sert, Mehmet; Kaya, Bulet; Bakirdogen, Serkan; Kose, Sennur; Sakaci, Tamer; Pembegul, Irem; Aytug, Ferhan; Guclu, Aydin; Akgul, Bulent; Yilmaz, Mahmut

doi:10.5262/tndt.2016.1002.12

The Efficacy of Cinacalcet in the Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism in Turkish Hemodialysis Patient Population

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TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, vol.25, no.2, pp.192-198, 2016 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5262/tndt.2016.1002.12
Journal Name: TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.192-198
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Cinacalcet reduces parathyroid hormone levels by increasing the sensitivity of the parathyroid gland to calcium. In this study, we firstly aimed to evaluate the efficacy of cinacalcet in Turkish hemodialysis patients.