The Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D in Patients With Heart Failure

Summary

Previous studies have shown high proportions of vitamin D deficiency among elderly in Denmark. Vitamin D is important for muscular function. The investigators intend to examine if it is possible to improve cardiovascular function in patients with heart failure and vitamin D deficiency by supplementation with vitamin D.

Timeline

Start

2007-08

Primary completion

2011-09

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Background Nielsen OW, Raymond IE, Kirk V, Pedersen F, Bay-Nielsen M. [The epidemiology of heart failure from a Danish perspective]. Ugeskr Laeger. 2004 Jan 19;166(4):243-7. No abstract available. Danish.
• Background Holick MF. The vitamin D epidemic and its health consequences. J Nutr. 2005 Nov;135(11):2739S-48S. doi: 10.1093/jn/135.11.2739S.
• Background O'Connell TD, Simpson RU. Immunochemical identification of the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor protein in human heart. Cell Biol Int. 1996 Sep;20(9):621-4. doi: 10.1006/cbir.1996.0081.
• Background Pepe J, Romagnoli E, Nofroni I, Pacitti MT, De Geronimo S, Letizia C, Tonnarini G, Scarpiello A, D'Erasmo E, Minisola S. Vitamin D status as the major factor determining the circulating levels of parathyroid hormone: a study in normal subjects. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Jul;16(7):805-12. doi: 10.1007/s00198-004-1757-4. Epub 2004 Nov 16.
• Background Horl WH. The clinical consequences of secondary hyperparathyroidism: focus on clinical outcomes. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004 Aug;19 Suppl 5:V2-8. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfh1049.

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