%0 Journal Article
%T Un Comentario sobre Pros y Contras de la Terapia con Vitamina D como Suplemento Cardiovascular
%A Thomas F
%A Whayne Jr
%J Revista Costarricense de Cardiolog¨ªa
%D 2011
%I Asociaci¨®n Costarricense de Cardiolog¨ªa
%X a comment on the pros and cons of therapy with vitamin d as a cardiovascular supplement the deficiency of vitamin d is estimated to be as much as 50%. a relationship has been noted between low levels of vitamin d and some components of the metabolic syndrome: hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and defects in insulin metabolism. on the other hand, decreased vitamin d only causes minimal changes in high density lipoprotein levels. there is evidence that the administration of vitamin d can induce stabilization of the endothelium and a decrease in arterial inflammation. it appears appropriate to consider a low level of vitamin d as a possible cardiovascular risk factor. nevertheless, it is essential to assess the pros and cons of vitamin d supplementation since randomized placebo-controlled trials with vitamin d remain to be carried out.
%K cardiovascular risk
%K coronary heart disease
%K low density lipoproteins
%K peripheral vascular disease
%K vitamin d.
%U http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1409-41422011000100005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en