| Autor: |
Shalini Priya, Abhishek Singh, Akshyaya Pradhan, D Himanshu, Avinash Agarwal, Sanjay Mehrotra |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Heart India, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 7-11 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2321-449X |
| DOI: |
10.4103/heartindia.heartindia_36_16 |
| Popis: |
Background: Hypertension (HTN) continues to be a public health menace with substantial morbidity and mortality. The antihypertensive effect of Vitamin D is attributed to its negative regulation of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system, antioxidant, and antiangiogenic effects. Data regarding Vitamin D deficiency in hypertensive Asian Indian population are scarce. Materials and Methods: One hundred and two Vitamin D naive essential hypertensive participants were enrolled from the outpatient department. Ninety-nine healthy age- and sex-matched nonhypertensive controls were taken for comparison. Serum Vitamin D level estimation was done in both groups through immunosorbent assay and deficiency defined as values |
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