Vitamin D deficiency: an increasing concern in peripheral arterial disease.
Peripheral arterial disease is a common and often overlooked entity responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence suggests that nontraditional risk factors such as vitamin D deficiency may contribute to atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, hence monitoring of vitamin D status is essential. This review tries to examine this entity.
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37684, USA.
Vamsi C
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Gaddipati
Reena
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Kuriacose
Rebecca
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Copeland
Beth A
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Bailey
Alan N
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Peiris
D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis