The effect of oral vitamin D on serum level of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
Background: The risk of cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients is higher than the general population. Vitamin D receptors exist in myocardium inhibit cardiac hypertrophy. N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) is a neurohormone secreted by the heart in response to ventricular ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Advanced Biomedical Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2014;volume=3;issue=1;spage=261;epage=261;aulast=Seirafian |