Impact of vitamin D supplementation on arterial vasomotion, stiffness and endothelial biomarkers in chronic kidney disease patients.

BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular events are frequent and vascular endothelial function is abnormal in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We demonstrated endothelial dysfunction with vitamin D deficiency in CKD patients; however the impact of cholecalciferol supplementation on vascular stiffness an...

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Main Authors: Nihil Chitalia, Tuan Ismail, Laura Tooth, Frances Boa, Geeta Hampson, David Goldsmith, Juan Carlos Kaski, Debasish Banerjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3960127?pdf=render