Should hypertensive patients take vitamin d?

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serval:BIB_0E399038C849
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Should hypertensive patients take vitamin d?
Journal
Current Hypertension Reports
Author(s)
Wuerzner G., Burnier M., Waeber B.
ISSN
1534-3111 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1522-6417
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
14
Number
4
Pages
318-323
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The prevalence of both hypertension and vitamin D deficiency is high. The discovery of the vitamin D receptor and its possible effects on components of the cardiovascular system influencing blood pressure, such as the renin angiotensin system, the heart, the kidney and the blood vessels, has generated the hope that vitamin D therapy could be a new target for the treatment for hypertensive patients. Cross-sectional studies have clearly shown an association between low levels of vitamin D and hypertension. This association is not as clear in longitudinal studies. Finally, evidence from randomized controlled trials specifically designed to test the hypothesis of a blood pressure lowering effect of vitamin D is weak. Therefore, there is actually not enough evidence to recommend giving vitamin D to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
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