Endocrine Abstracts

Chronic hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is a rare endocrine condition characterised by hypocalcaemia and deficient or absent parathyroid hormone. The recent European Society of Endocrinology Guidelines outline recommendations for treatment and monitoring of chronic HypoPT in adults. A Delphi panel was conducted to agree upon the characteristics that define ‘not adequately controlled on standard therapy’ where this relates to patients with chronic H...

Chronic hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is a rare endocrine condition characterised by hypocalcaemia and deficient or absent parathyroid hormone. The recent European Society of Endocrinology Guidelines outline recommendations for treatment and monitoring of chronic HypoPT in adults. A Delphi panel was conducted to agree upon the characteristics that define ‘not adequately controlled on standard therapy’ where this relates to patients with chronic H...

BackgroundChronic hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) predisposes patients to comorbidities such as cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease, infection, mental illness, and renal impairment often associated with an increased burden to healthcare systems. Suboptimal disease control is common with standard therapy. The objective of this study was to quantify and assess differences in the clinical and economic burden on secondary care among patients with post-surgica...