RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Association between vitamin D deficiency and heart failure in the elderly A1 Ruiz de Temiño de la Peña, Ángela A1 Gil, Judith A1 Maceda Pérez Grueso, María Teresa A1 González, Marta A1 Pineda, Mónica A1 Dueñas Laita, Antonio A1 Pérez Castrillon, José Luis K1 Osteoporosis AB Vitamin D (25-OH-vitamin D) is a hormone which acts on thecalcium-phosphorus metabolism and also has extraskeletal effects.In the cardiovascular system, it regulates the renin-angiotensinaldosteronesystem (RAAS), inhibits vascular smooth muscle proliferation,and suppresses cardiac hypertrophy and hypercontractility [1].We assessed the relationship between vitamin D deficiencyand heart failure (HF) in an elderly population. We carried out aprospective case-control study in the Internal Medicine Department,Rio Hortega Hospital, Valladolid in 2010. Twenty-five patients werediagnosed with HF and 19 were institutionalized controls with nohistory of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The age of patients and controlgroup was similar (83±7 years vs. 85±8 years, pN0.05). The sexdistribution don't show differences. HF was diagnosed according toclinical and laboratory criteria (B-type natriuretic peptideN400 pg/mL).Vitamin D insufficiency was defined as levelsb20 ng/ml and deficiencyasb10 ng/ml. Two-dimensional echocardiography evaluated systolicand diastolic function, pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), atrialfibrillation and valvular disease in the HF group. PB Elsevier Ireland Ltd. SN 0167-5273 YR 2011 FD 2011 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/5945 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/5945 LA eng NO International Journal of Cardiology, 2011, p. 407-408 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024