Open AccessRelationship of levels of Vitamin D with flow-mediated dilatation of brachial artery in patients of myocardial infarction and healthy control: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Shahid Malik,
Saroj Kumar Giri,
SV Madhu,
Vinita Rathi,
B. D. Banerjee,
Nikhil Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.190558
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , brachial artery , endothelial dysfunction , vitamin d and neurology , cardiology , vitamin d deficiency , coronary artery disease , gastroenterology , blood pressure
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of death worldwide. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased risk of adverse CV events. Vitamin D deficiency may be responsible for endothelial dysfunction which in turn affects the onset and progression of coronary artery disease and its risk factors, directly or indirectly through various mechanisms.