Key result
Parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism linked to reduced epicardial fat and CIMT, indicating lower cardiovascular risk.
Why the study?
Epicardial fat tissue thickness is increased in primary hyperparathyroidism, but whether it and carotid intima-media thickness are affected after parathyroidectomy had not been studied.
Does parathyroidectomy affect carotid intima-media thickness and epicardial fat tissue thickness in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism?
Does parathyroidectomy affect carotid intima-media thickness and epicardial fat tissue thickness in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism?
May warrant parathyroidectomy to lower CV risk in primary hyperparathyroidism; extends cohort evidence but remains hypothesis-generating pending RCTs.
Introduction: It has been shown that epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is increased and that this is closely associated with cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. However, EFT thickness in patients with hyperparathyroidism who were treated with parathyroidectomy has not yet been studied. In this study we aimed to examine whether carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and EFT thickness would be affected after treatment of PHPT by parathyroidectomy.
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AŞIK et al. (2017) studied this question. Parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism patients resulted in reduced epicardial fat tissue and carotid intima-media thickness, indicating decreased cardiovascular risk.
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