Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease prevention
Vitamin D is a precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol that is crucial for bone and mineral metabolism. Both the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population and the identification of the vitamin D receptor in the heart and blood vessels raised interest in the potential card...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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06 May 2016
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Nature reviews. Cardiology
Year: 2016, Volume: 13, Issue: 7, Pages: 404-417 |
| ISSN: | 1759-5010 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nrcardio.2016.73 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2016.73 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrcardio.2016.73 
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| Author Notes: | Stefan Pilz, Nicolas Verheyen, Martin R. Grübler, Andreas Tomaschitz and Winfried März |
| Summary: | Vitamin D is a precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol that is crucial for bone and mineral metabolism. Both the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population and the identification of the vitamin D receptor in the heart and blood vessels raised interest in the potential cardiovascular effects of vitamin D. Experimental studies have demonstrated various cardiovascular protective actions of vitamin D, but vitamin D intoxication in animals is known to induce vascular calcification. In meta-analyses of epidemiological studies, vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. Findings from Mendelian randomization studies and randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) do not indicate significant effects of a general vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular outcomes. Previous RCTs, however, were not adequately designed to address extraskeletal events, and did not focus on vitamin D-deficient individuals. Therefore, currently available evidence does not support cardiovascular benefits or harms of vitamin D supplementation with the commonly used doses, and whether vitamin D has cardiovascular effects in individuals with overt vitamin D deficiency remains to be evaluated. Here, we provide an update on clinical studies on vitamin D and cardiovascular risk, discuss ongoing vitamin D research, and consider the management of vitamin D deficiency from a cardiovascular health perspective. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 09.07.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1759-5010 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nrcardio.2016.73 |