Clinical staging in chronic heart failure associated with low vitamin D and elevated parathormone levels

BELEN E., TIPI F. F., AYKAN A. C., FINDIKCIOGLU U., KARAKUS G., YESIL A., ...More

ACTA CARDIOLOGICA, vol.69, no.6, pp.665-671, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/ac.69.6.1000009
  • Journal Name: ACTA CARDIOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.665-671
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective Growing evidence in the literature suggests a relationship between heart failure and vitamin D-parathormone cascade. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of the clinical stage of the heart failure with vitamin D-parathormone levels.