1. The figure shows lack of strong evidence for vitamin D therapy to prevent cardiovascular disease in CKD. Although epidemiologic studies suggest a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular (CV) events, observational studies show improvemen...
The figure shows lack of strong evidence for vitamin D therapy to prevent cardiovascular disease in CKD. Although epidemiologic studies suggest a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular (CV) events, observational studies show improvement with supplementation, and randomized studies show improved vascular function with supplementation. There is no randomized trial evidence to justify supplementation in patients with CKD patients to improve cardiovascular function in regular clinical care.
Debasish Banerjee, and Vivekanand Jha CJASN 2019;14:
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