PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT, Vol 114 No 3 (2013), 154–161
The Relationship between Vitamin D Deficiency and Pulmonary Hypertension
M. Demir, U. Uyan, S. Keçeoçlu, C. Demir
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2014.17
published online: 24. 04. 2015
abstract
Vitamin D deficiency actives renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) which affects cardiovascular system. Activation of RAAS is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PHT). Relation between vitamin D deficiency and PHT could be therefore suggested. In our study we compared pulmonary artery pressure between vitamin D deficiency and control groups. 115 consecutive patients (average age: 61.86 ± 5.86) who have detected very low vitamin D (vitamin D levels < 10 ng/ml) were enrolled. 117 age matched persons (average age: 61.74 ± 5.99) were selected as the control group. All groups underwent transthoracic echocardiography. Routine biochemical measurement of 25-OH vitamin D and parathormon (PTH) levels were performed. Baseline characteristics of the study groups were comparable. Systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) of patients in the low vitamin D group was higher than the control groups. As a result our study, a relation between vitamin D deficiency and pulmonary artery hypertension was revealed.
keywords: Vitamin D; Pulmonary artery pressure; Renin-angiotensinaldosterone system
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