Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and left ventricular systolic function in a non-smoking population: the Tromso Study

• Published in: European Journal of Heart Failure
• Main Authors: Kamycheva, Elena, Wilsgaard, Tom, Schirmer, Henrik, Jorde, Rolf
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2013
• Subjects: Article; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://eurjhf.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/hfs210v1; https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs210

Aims The myocardium is considered to be an important target organ for parathyroid hormone and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active metabolite of vitamin D. Vitamin D inadequacy has also been linked to cardiovascular morbidity. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [2...