Do parathormone Levels Are Independently Associated with the Presence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease?
In patients with SCAD, elevated PTH levels are independently associated with the presence of LVH. Further studies are needed to elucidate the role of PTH in the development of myocardial hypertrophy.
IORT does not convincingly improve OS and LR rate for primary and locally recurrent rectal cancer. If there is an effect of IORT, it is small and cannot be shown outside randomized studies analyzing the separate R stages.