NPPB and hematocrit: P articipants with normotension (NT) had higher baseline calcium (11.9 ± 0.9 vs 11.3 ± 0.9 mg/dL, p=0.035), lower baseline and 6-month-post-PTX BNP, and a higher reduction in PTH one month post-PTX (150 ± 126 vs 80 ± 59 pg/mL, p=0.02) and Ca six month post-PTX (2.4 ± 0.9 vs 1.7 ± 0.9 mg/dL, p=0.01) than patients with HT (Table 1).