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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025

The effects of vitamin B and D supplementations on autonomic functions and quality of life in children after vasovagal syncope.

Tetiana Kovalchuk, Oksana Boyarchuk, Nataliya Balatska

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Tetiana Kovalchuk *Department of Pediatrics # 2, Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Oksana BoyarchukDepartment of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Nataliya BalatskaPediatrics Department # 1, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Abstract

Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of vitamin B6, B9, B12, and D3 supplements in reducing symptoms and the frequency of syncope, improving autonomic nervous system functions, and enhancing quality of life (QOL) in children following an episode of vasovagal syncope (VVS). Materials and methods: The study involved 68 adolescents with VVS who consistently took vitamin B and D supplements and returned for the examination after 3 months. The effectiveness of the therapy was assessed using the CSSS (Calgary Syncope Seizure Score) and MCSSS (Modified Calgary Syncope Seizure Score), serum vitamin profiles (measured using the ELISA method), heart rate variability, blood pressure variability, and the PedsQL™ (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™) 4.0 Generic Core Scales and PedsQL™ 2.0 Family Impact Module surveys. Results: The study demonstrated that 3 months of vitamin supplementation were associated with a significant reduction in the frequency of symptoms and syncope episodes ( Conclusion: The use of vitamin B6, B9, B12, and D3 supplements in therapeutic and preventive doses over 3 months in patients with a history of VVS is associated with a reduction in symptoms and syncope frequency, a decrease in serum homocysteine levels, a reduction in autonomic dysregulation, and an improvement in the QOL for children and their families.

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blood pressure variabilitychildrenhealth-related quality of lifeheart rate variabilityvasovagal syncopevitamin Bvitamin D

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