Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent condition, occurring in about 30–50% of the population,
observed across all ethnicities and among all age groups. Besides the established role of …

The aim of the present paper was to review the most important mechanisms explaining the
possible association of vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular diseases, focusing on …

Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in developed countries despite
significant progress in primary prevention and treatment strategies. Older patients are at …

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 …

Aims: To determine the roles of vitamin D receptor (VDR) in ischemia/reperfusion-induced
myocardial injury and to investigate the underlying mechanisms involved. Results: The …

Vitamin D deficiency, as well as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and related risk factors are
highly prevalent worldwide and frequently co-occur. Vitamin D has long been known to be …

The incidence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) increases every year. This cardiovascular
disease has an inflammatory factor in its etiology due to different immune cells that influence …

Aims Circulating vitamin D is linked with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A meta-
analysis has yet to explicitly explore correlation between vitamin D and the risk of CVD …

Background The relation between blood vitamin D levels and the risk of cardiovascular
outcomes is debatable. To our knowledge this is the first comparative meta-analysis of more …

Context A large body of experimental and observational data has implicated vitamin D
deficiency in the development of cardiovascular disease. However, evidence to support …