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Subclinical Carotid Disease Is Associated with Low Serum Vitamin D in Nondiabetic Middle-Aged Hypertensive Patients.

Luca Bulfone, Antonio Vacca, Gabriele Brosolo, Andrea Da Porto, Nicole Bertin, Cinzia Vivarelli, Cristiana Catena, Leonardo A Sechi

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Luca BulfoneClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1657-4888
Antonio VaccaClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0051-7723
Gabriele BrosoloClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Andrea Da PortoClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9995-0169
Nicole BertinClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Cinzia VivarelliClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Cristiana CatenaClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Leonardo A SechiClinica Medica, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6242-0209

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Abstract

Subclinical carotid artery disease anticipates major cardiovascular events, and previous studies show that low vitamin D levels are associated with arterial stiffening in hypertension. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels with subclinical carotid disease in hypertensive patients. In 223 middle-aged, nondiabetic, primary hypertensive patients free of major cardiovascular and renal complications, we measured 25(OH)D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) and assessed subclinical carotid arteries changes by B-mode ultrasonography. The carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and presence of plaques were assessed together with measurements of indexes of carotid artery distensibility (coefficient of distensibility) or stiffening (Young's elastic modulus; β-stiffness). Lower 25(OH)D levels were associated with older age (

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Carotid Artery DiseasesHypertensionVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyAdultAgedCarotid ArteriesCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedParathyroid HormoneRisk FactorsVascular Stiffness25-hydroxyvitamin DParathyroid HormoneVitamin Dcarotid distensibilitycarotid plaquescarotid stiffnesshypertensionintima-media thicknessvitamin D

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