Vitamin D insufficiency associated with reduced exercise capacity in CHD patients, suggests research
A new study published in the journal of Cardiology in the Young showed that although vitamin D deficiency is frequent and associated with decreased exercise capacity in coronary heart disease (CHD), vitamin D levels were comparable across CHD patients and controls.
Even while improvements in medicine and surgery have significantly increased survival rates, people with congestive heart failure still confront obstacles including less physical fitness, a lower quality of life, and a worse prognosis than their healthy peers. In this demographic, heart failure continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and death.
Vitamin D has immune-modulatory qualities and is important for cardiovascular health in addition to being essential for bone health, calcium balance, and skeletal mineralization. The structural remodeling of cardiac muscle and vascular tissue is facilitated by the activated form of vitamin D, also known as 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D, which is crucial for preserving cardiovascular health.
Although vitamin D insufficiency is common, it is essential for healthy arteries, good organ function, and athletic capacity. CHD patients frequently have a decreased ability for activity. Thus, this study compared the blood 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels of people with CHD to those of controls who did not have the condition and to look into any relationships with exercise capacity and peripheral microvascular function.
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