Decreased Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Level Causes Interventricular Septal Hypertrophy in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: Cardiovascular Aspects of Endogenous Vitamin D Deficiency

Introduction. In the present study, we aimed to analyze the relation of vitamin D with echocardiographic indexes in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT). Methods. A total of 98 patients, 64 patients on hemodialysis (HD) (29F/35M, mean age 56.75 ± 18....

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Main Authors: Bennur Esen, Irfan Sahin, Ahmet Engin Atay, Emel Saglam Gokmen, Ozlem Harmankaya Kaptanogullari, Mürvet Yılmaz, Suat Hayri Kucuk, Serdar Kahvecioglu, Nurhan Seyahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2464953
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