Abstract
Peripheral arterial disease is a common and often overlooked entity responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence suggests that nontraditional risk factors such as vitamin D deficiency may contribute to atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, hence monitoring of vitamin D status is essential. This review tries to examine this entity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 308-311 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Vitamin D deficiency