Intima-media thickness measurement of the carotid artery in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. A prospective case-control study and long-term follow-up.

Abstract

At long term follow-up, the IMT values did not improve significantly and no correlation was found between serum calcium and IMT. These results suggest that hypercalcemia does not represent a reliable risk of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with PHPT.