PTH and left ventricular hypertrophy: A study that followed 958 participants for a mean period of 9.7years, with creatinine clearance around 62 ± 14 mL/min/1.73 m2,indicated PTH as a predictor of mortality due to cardiovascular causes29, based on the fact that elevated PTHacts on the myocardium inducing left ventricular hypertrophy, fibrosis, andvascular calcification30.