Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve the Severity of Congestive Heart Failure?

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether vitamin D supplementation could improve biochemical findings and functional capacity of patients with heart failure (HF). One hundred patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I through III HF were included in this prospective study...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.) Conn.), 2013-07, Vol.19 (4), p.E22-E28
Hauptverfasser:	Amin, Ahmad, Minaee, Shima, Chitsazan, Mitra, Naderi, Nassim, Taghavi, Sepideh, Ardeshiri, Maryam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Dietary Supplements Disease Progression Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Failure - blood Heart Failure - drug therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Prognosis Prospective Studies Vitamin D - administration & dosage Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives Vitamin D - blood Vitamins - administration & dosage
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of the present study was to investigate whether vitamin D supplementation could improve biochemical findings and functional capacity of patients with heart failure (HF). One hundred patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I through III HF were included in this prospective study and their 25‐hydroxyvitamin D levels were evaluated. Only 6% of the participants had a sufficient serum concentration of 25(OH) D >30 nmol/L. Patients with insufficient or deficient serum levels of 25(OH) D (
ISSN:	1527-5299 1751-7133
DOI:	10.1111/chf.12026