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Chapter-025 Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease

BOOK TITLE: CSI: Cardiology Update 2014

Author
1. Modi Sunil
2. Wahab Arif
ISBN
9789351526186
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12415_26
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2015
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India, Apollo Heart Institute, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
2. Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
Chapter keywords
Cardiovascular diseases, cholecalciferol, vitamin D, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol, vitamin D deficiency, vitamin d and cardiovascular disease

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A number of risk factors have been conventionally associated with the occurrence of CVDs with deficiency of vitamin D in recent times being emphasized to be one of the emerging key ingredients of increased cardiovascular risk. Vitamin D is one of the fat soluble vitamins containing a broken ring, secosteroid. There are two forms of vitamin D such as cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol. The chapter briefly summarizes the risk factors causing vitamin D deficiency, association of vitamin d and cardiovascular disease, cellular effects of vitamin D, hypertension, diabetes and vitamin D. The chapter mentions management of the Vitamin D deficiency. Finally the chapter concludes with Vitamin D deficiency can be prevented and corrected easily by sunlight and/or vitamin D supplementation, though the benefit accrued after replenishment requires further studies, and definitive randomized controlled trials are needed to determine whether vitamin D therapy will live up to its hype.

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