Low-Level Vitamin D Is Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure


BELEN E., AYKAN A. C., KALAYCıOĞLU E., SUNGUR M. A., SUNGUR A., Cetin M.

ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, vol.25, no.1, pp.51-57, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.17219/acem/34690
  • Journal Name: ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.51-57
  • Keywords: heart failure, atrial fibrillation, vitamin D, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, PARATHYROID-HORMONE, D DEFICIENCY, 1,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D-3, HYPERTROPHY, ARRHYTHMIAS, ELEVATION
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently accompanies heart failure (HF), and causes exacerbation of symptoms and treatment failure in such patients. Vitamin D was recently suggested to be an important mediator of cardiovascular disease, including HF.