Vitamin d: a strong cardiovascular connection

摘要: Vitamin D is known to affect the contractility of heart, vascular tone and cardiac collagen content tissue metabolism. A strong correlation exists between vitamin deficiency pathogenesis cardiovascular diseases. Scientific data indicates that raising levels normal can substantially reduce elevated risk associated with this deficiency. Measurement readily available supplementation easy. present in approximately 30% 50% general population. Our study reveals an unusually high number (91.2%) patients being treated a cardiologist’s office exhibit low D. This prevalence cohort may be partly related latitude location, significant presence African Americans factors like diuretic use obesity. Given association disease, utmost clinical importance.