{"title":"Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve the Severity of Congestive Heart Failure?","authors":"Ahmad Amin MD, Shima Minaee MD, Mitra Chitsazan MD, Nassim Naderi MD, Sepideh Taghavi MD, Maryam Ardeshiri MD","doi":"10.1111/chf.12026","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n <p>The aim of the present study was to investigate whether vitamin D supplementation could improve biochemical findings and functional capacity of patients with heart failure (HF). One hundred patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I through III HF were included in this prospective study and their 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were evaluated. Only 6% of the participants had a sufficient serum concentration of 25(OH) D >30 nmol/L. Patients with insufficient or deficient serum levels of 25(OH) D (<30 ng/mL and <20 ng/mL, respectively) received oral vitamin D<sub>3</sub> (cholecalciferol) for a total period of 4 months. Vitamin D supplementation increased mean serum concentration of 25(OH) D from 12.63±7.60 nmol/L to 54.49±18.01 nmol/L (<i>P</i><.001). After vitamin D supplementation, the serum level of pro-brain natriuretic peptide markedly decreased (<i>P</i><.001). Cholecalciferol significantly decreased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level (<i>P</i><.001). Restoration of serum 25(OH) D level was also associated with substantial improvement in NYHA class (<i>P</i><.001) and 6-minute walk distance (<i>P</i><.001).</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":83668,"journal":{"name":"Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.)","volume":"19 4","pages":"E22-E28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/chf.12026","citationCount":"37","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/chf.12026","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether vitamin D supplementation could improve biochemical findings and functional capacity of patients with heart failure (HF). One hundred patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I through III HF were included in this prospective study and their 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were evaluated. Only 6% of the participants had a sufficient serum concentration of 25(OH) D >30 nmol/L. Patients with insufficient or deficient serum levels of 25(OH) D (<30 ng/mL and <20 ng/mL, respectively) received oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) for a total period of 4 months. Vitamin D supplementation increased mean serum concentration of 25(OH) D from 12.63±7.60 nmol/L to 54.49±18.01 nmol/L (P<.001). After vitamin D supplementation, the serum level of pro-brain natriuretic peptide markedly decreased (P<.001). Cholecalciferol significantly decreased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level (P<.001). Restoration of serum 25(OH) D level was also associated with substantial improvement in NYHA class (P<.001) and 6-minute walk distance (P<.001).