Vitamin D deficiency plays an important role in cardiac disease and affects patient outcome: Still a myth or a fact that needs exploration?

There is increasing evidence that a low vitamin D status may be an important and hitherto neglected factor of cardiovascular disease. This review is an overview of the current body of literature, and presents evidence of the mechanisms through which vitamin D deficiency affects the cardiovascular sy...

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Main Authors: Zaher Fanari, Sumaya Hammami, Muhammad Baraa Hammami, Safa Hammami, Abdul Abdellatif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731515000044