Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease: From atherosclerosis to myocardial infarction and stroke

There continues to be interest in understanding the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis, epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In fact vitamin D deficiency has been associated to an increased risk of developing CVD given to the relationship between low vitamin D levels and obesity, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. However, although vitamin D has been identified as a potentially important marker of CVD, the mechanisms through which vitamin D deficiency leads from endothelial dysfunction to myocardial infarction and stroke are not fully understood.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - December 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Giovanna Muscogiuri, Cedric Annweiler, Guillaume Duval, Spyridon Karras, Giacomo Tirabassi, Gianmaria Salvio, Giancarlo Balercia, Samantha Kimball, Kalliopi Kotsa, Luca Mascitelli, Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Annamaria Colao Tags: Review Source Type: research