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- I Guessous and M Bochud.
- Unité de prévention communautaire, Institut de médecine sociale et préventive, CHUV, Lausanne. idris.guessous@hcuge.ch
- Rev Med Suisse. 2012 Oct 31; 8 (360): 2059-60, 2062-5.
AbstractThe quasi-ubiquitous distribution of vitamin D receptors in the human tissues and the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency worldwide have generated much enthusiasm about the opportunity of cardiovascular disease prevention through vitamin D supplementation. However, reported associations between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease present important limitations and are prone to confounding and reverse causation. Results from ongoing randomized clinical trials testing the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation to reduce cardiovascular events will not be available before year 2015. This article reviews the epidemiology of vitamin D and provides a brief overview on the relationship between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease.
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