Meta-analysis of Vitamin D Supplementation in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure.
CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D supplementation decreases serum levels of inflammatory markers and improves quality of life in CHF patients. Pooled analysis of vitamin D supplementation did not show reduced mortality or improved left ventricular function perhaps because of excessive increase in plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and calcium levels. Future studies should pay attention to vitamin D and calcium levels achieved.
PMID: 31032644 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research
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