The oral glucose tolerance test reveals a high frequency of both impaired glucose tolerance and undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary hyperparathyroidism.

Aims: To evaluate the frequency of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus together with the indices of insulin resistance (IR) in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT).

Methods: Out of 105 consecutive pHPT patients (F/M 78/27, asymptomatic/symptomatic 68/37, age (mean +/- s.d.

Left ventricular hypertrophy in primary hyperparathyroidism. Effects of successful parathyroidectomy.

Objective: The association between primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and increased mortality mainly from cardiovascular disease is still debated. The increased mortality previously reported in PHPT was not confirmed in a recent population based study. A high prevalence of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy was, however, reported in this disease.