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Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease.
Current medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2006
Luong Khanh Vinh Quoc, Nguyen Lan Thi Hoang
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Vitamin D deficiency accompanies the loss of kidney function and is extremely common. Treatment with active vitamin D has improved survival rate in dialysis patients. The relationship between vitamin D and CVD has been reported in the literature. Genetic factors have been known to cause both vitamin D...
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