Association of Vitamin D and essential hypertension in a North Indian population cohort

Background: Hypertension (HTN) continues to be a public health menace with substantial morbidity and mortality. The antihypertensive effect of Vitamin D is attributed to its negative regulation of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system, antioxidant, and antiangiogenic effects. Data regarding Vitamin D...

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Main Authors: Shalini Priya, Abhishek Singh, Akshyaya Pradhan, D Himanshu, Avinash Agarwal, Sanjay Mehrotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Heart India
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Online Access:http://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2017;volume=5;issue=1;spage=7;epage=11;aulast=Priya