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Low vitamin D levels were found to be associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Low zinc levels are associated with an increased atherosclerotic burden. Therefore we hypothesized that patients with pathological stress test would have low levels of Vitamin D and zinc compared to patients with a normal stress test.


Clinical Trial Description

Hypovitaminosis D is generally defined as 25(OH)D levels of < 20ng/ml, while levels of 21-29ng/ml indicate insufficiency and those above 30ng/ml are regarded as sufficient.

The rational behind the observations associating vitamin D deficiency with CVD is that on the one hand, hypovitaminosis D was found to be associated with traditional risk factors such as hypertension (HTN),diabetes mellitus (dm),obesity, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome , on the other hand, experimental data demonstrated that vitamin D could affect cardiac muscle cells directly, control parathyroid (PTH) hormone secretion, regulate the rennin- angiotensin- aldosterone system and the immune system, all of which could influence cardiovascular risk.

Epidemiological studies further support this association, demonstrating high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among U.S. adults with cardiovascular disease (74%). An association between low vitamin D levels and increased myocardial infarction risk as well as total mortality has been also observed.

Low 25hydroxyvitamin D[ 25(OH)D] levels were also independently associated with all cause and CVD mortality among patients scheduled for coronary catheterization. ;


Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional


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NCT number NCT01080274
Study type Observational
Source Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Contact
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 2010
Completion date March 2011

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