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ArticleAmerican journal of cardiovascular disease2018

Vitamin D deficiency and degree of coronary artery luminal stenosis in women undergoing coronary angiography: a prospective observational study.

Chris Morgan, Andreas Kyvernitakis, Roy Cho, Orestis Pappas, Karthikeyan Ranganathan, Michael R Fischer, Venkatraman Srinivasan

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Article in American journal of cardiovascular disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chris MorganDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA.
Andreas KyvernitakisDepartment of Internal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA.
Roy ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA.
Orestis PappasDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA.
Karthikeyan RanganathanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA.
Michael R FischerDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA.
Venkatraman SrinivasanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA.
Allegheny Health Network · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsLow serum 25-OH D levels are associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have linked 25-OH D deficiency with the presence of CAD. Women, especially post-menopausal, tend to suffer from accelerated atherosclerosis, along with vitamin D deficiency. In the present study we sought to investigate whether there is a direct association of coronary artery luminal stenosis with 25-OH D deficiency in women. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe enrolled women aged >40 who were scheduled to undergo elective coronary angiography between 3/2011 and 10/2016 in a prospective observational study.

resultsWe included a total of 105 women. Patients had hypertension (73%), hyperlipidemia (54%), diabetes (29%), smoking (31%), family history of CAD (62%), and known CAD (21%). Median 25-OH D levels were 15.8 ng/mL (range, 3.9-79). Patients had left-anterior descending (31%), left circumflex (22%), and right coronary artery disease (26%); 27% had 2-vessel and 11% had 3-vessel disease. There was a significant inverse correlation between 25-OH D levels and the degree of maximum luminal stenosis. The burden of CAD increased across categories of worsening 25-OH D deficiency.

conclusionsVitamin D deficiency is associated with the degree of luminal stenosis and burden of CAD in women undergoing coronary angiography. Future studies should investigate if the repletion of 25-OH D impacts the progression of CAD and cardiovascular mortality.

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25-OH Dcoronary artery diseasevitamin Dwomen

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PMCPMC5944811
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