Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
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September 2017
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · Sep 2017
Multicenter StudySun exposure influences the prognostic power of components of mineral metabolism in patients with coronary artery disease.
Calcidiol (vitamin D metabolite) plasma levels vary with sun exposure (SE). However, it is not known if SE influences its prognostic ability. We have studied the effect of SE on plasma levels of the components of mineral metabolism (calcidiol, fibroblast growth factor-23 [FGF-23], parathormone [PTH], and phosphate [P]) and on their prognostic value in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). ⋯ In patients with stable CAD, low calcidiol and high FGF-23 plasma levels predict an adverse prognosis only when the sample is obtained during the months with LSE. SE should be taken into account in the clinical practice.