Vitamin D deficiency and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a narrative review

• Main Authors: Babikir Kheiri (Author), Ahmed Abdalla (Author), Mohammed Osman (Author), Sahar Ahmed (Author), Mustafa Hassan (Author), Ghassan Bachuwa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Vitamin D, a fat-soluble prohormone, has wide-ranging roles in the regulation of many physiological processes through their interactions with the vitamin D receptors (VDR). It plays a major role in bones and calcium metabolism. Vitamin D deficiency is not uncommon and it has been associated...