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Vitamin D Deficiency: An Increasing Concern in Peripheral Arterial Disease

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-18215
Date01 January 2010
CreatorsGaddipati, Vamsi C., Kuriacose, Reena, Copeland, Rebecca, Bailey, Beth A., Peiris, Alan N.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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