Abstract:Background:
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with cardiovascular mortality and sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients. Vitamin D may influence parathyroid hormone, the renin-angiotensin axis, natriuretic peptide gene expression, cardiac contractility, and cardiopulmonary function. Heart Failure (HF) studies using vitamin D to date have typically not used adequate repletion doses.
Objectives:
The primary objectives of this research were t… Show more
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