Title:Physiological Evidence and Therapeutic Outcomes of Vitamin D on
Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
Author(s): Abolfazl Zendehdel, Amir Shakarami and Ehsan Sekhavati Moghadam*
Affiliation:
- Department of
Cardiology, Ziaeian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Keywords:
Vitamin D, cardiovascular, physiological functions, myocardial infarction, heart failure, hypertension, parathyroid hormone.
Abstract: Vitamin D hormone is an important regulator of various physiological functions, and
its deficiency is characterized by an imbalance in parathyroid hormone and calcium homeostasis.
The role of vitamin D in cardiovascular physiology is well demonstrated in animal and humanbased
studies. In this context, hyperlipidemia, increased atherogenic plaques, cardiac inflammation,
hypertension, myocarditis, myocardial infarction, and heart failure are some of the commonest
known conditions connected with vitamin D deficiency. Supplementation of vitamin D is recommended
to achieve normal serum vitamin D concentrations, nonetheless, in clinical trials often
seen discrepancies concerning the supplementation effects and effectiveness. This review summarizes
the data on the role of vitamin D in cardiovascular health along with some recent clinical
findings regarding the effects of vitamin D supplementation.