Association of vitamin D and cardiovascular health

Authors

  • Hridaya Bibhu Ghimire Department of Cardiology, Jeevan Bikas Public Health Centre, Katahari, Morang, Nepal
  • Chandra Mani Adhikari Department of Cardiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords:

cardiovascular health, vitamin D

Abstract

Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency is highly prevalent due to limited sun exposure especially in urban and elderly population. Vitamin D is now increasingly recognized as a hormone responsible for numerous physiologic functions in different cells and tissues of the human body including heart. Vitamin D has been shown to be linked with hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. This review briefly overviews the relationship between vitamin D deficiency, its supplementation and outcome in cardiovascular health.

Nepalese Heart Journal 2018; 15(1): 17-21.

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2018-05-08

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Association of vitamin D and cardiovascular health. (2018). Nepalese Heart Journal, 15(1), 17-21. https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v15i1.19706

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2018)

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Review Articles

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How to Cite

Association of vitamin D and cardiovascular health. (2018). Nepalese Heart Journal, 15(1), 17-21. https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v15i1.19706