Why the study?
Does vitamin D supplementation 4000 IU daily improve parameters of the RAAS in patients with advanced heart failure?
Population
165 patients with advanced heart failure
Comparison
Vitamin D supplementation 4000 IU daily for… vs Placebo
Design
RCT, randomized, placebo-controlled
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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Does not support vitamin D for RAAS modulation in advanced HF; confirms neutral effects on renin and aldosterone in this RCT.
Does vitamin D supplementation 4000 IU daily improve parameters of the RAAS in patients with advanced heart failure?
In patients with advanced heart failure, 3 years of vitamin D supplementation (4000 IU daily) did not significantly influence RAAS parameters, though it increased renin in those with low baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
Zittermann et al. (2018) studied this question.
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