Low 25-OH-vitamin  D levels reflect hepatic dysfunction and are associated with mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D levels progressively decrease in more advanced Child stages and in patients with increasing HVPG. Vitamin D deficiency might be a valuable predictor of mortality in cirrhosis.
PMID: 27888359 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - November 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Paternostro R, Wagner D, Reiberger T, Mandorfer M, Schwarzer R, Ferlitsch M, Trauner M, Peck-Radosavljevic M, Ferlitsch A Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research