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A randomized control trial to assess the impact of vitamin D supplementation compared to placebo on vascular stiffness in chronic kidney disease patients

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with cardiovascular (CV) risk in multiple populations, including those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The active form of the hormone (1,25 OH(2)D(3)) binds to receptors in multiple organs. CKD patients are deficient in both 25 Vitamin D and 1,25 OH(...

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Autores principales: Levin, Adeera, Perry, Taylor, De Zoysa, Prathibha, Sigrist, Mhairi K, Humphries, Karin, Tang, Mila, Djurdjev, Ognjenka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25381032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-14-156