Physiological Evidence and Therapeutic Outcomes of Vitamin D on
Cardiovascular Diseases
Abolfazl Zendehdel,
Amir Shakarami,
Ehsan Sekhavati Moghadam
Abstract:Vitamin D hormone is an important regulator of various physiological functions, and
its deficiency is characterized by an imbalance in parathyroid hormone and calcium homeostasis.
The role of vitamin D in cardiovascular physiology is well demonstrated in animal and humanbased studies. In this context, hyperlipidemia, increased atherogenic plaques, cardiac inflammation, hypertension, myocarditis, myocardial infarction, and heart failure are some of the commonest known conditions connected with vitamin D deficie… Show more
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