Periodicum biologorum, Vol. 113 No. 3, 2011.
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Vitamin D and hypertension
DRAŠKO PAVLOVIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-2380-869X
; Department of Nephrology and Dialyis, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Vinogradska c.29, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
JOSIPA JOSIPOVI]Ć
; Department of Nephrology and Dialyis, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Vinogradska c.29, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
NIKOLA PAVLOVIĆ
; Department of Cardiology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Vinogradska c.29, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
High blood pressure is very prevalent worldwide, as well as vitamin D
deficiency. There are several observation data that support the concept that vitamin D is involved in pathogenesis of hypertension. Also some clinical date demonstrate positive effect of vitamin D therapy on hypertension. In this review epidemiological date will be presented and biological mechanism of vitamin D effect on blood pressure will be explained.
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Publication date:
31.10.2011.
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