Cholecalciferol administration blunts the systemic renin–angiotensin system in essential hypertensives with hypovitaminosis D

Cholecalciferol administration blunts the systemic renin–angiotensin system in essential hypertensives with hypovitaminosis D

Introduction: Vitamin D plasma levels are negatively associated with blood pressure and cardiovascular mortality, and vitamin D supplementation reduces cardiovascular events. Renin–angiotensin system (RAS) suppression may be one of the mechanisms involved. However, there are no interventional prospe...

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Main Authors: Davide Carrara, Matteo Bernini, Alessandra Bacca, Ilaria Rugani, Emiliano Duranti, Agostino Virdis, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Stefano Taddei, Giampaolo Bernini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320312471149

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