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JAMA Cardiology: Published on November, 2022TAKE-HOME MESSAGEQuestion: Does vitamin D prevent statin-associated muscle
symptoms and reduce statin discontinuation?This study assessed whether vitamin D supplementation (2000
IU of cholecalciferol) would prevent statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS)
and reduce statin discontinuation in 2083 part...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Published on December,
2022Healthy dietary patterns are rich
in micronutrients, but their influence on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks
has not been systematically quantified.The goal of this study was to
provide a comprehensive and most up-to-date evidence-based map that
systematically quantifi...
ACP Journals: Annals of Internal Medicine: Published
on February 2023In this systematic review and
meta-analysis, the authors assessed whether vitamin D administration decreases
the risk for diabetes in individuals with prediabetes. TAKE-HOME MESSAGECombining data from three
randomized trials, the authors demonstrated that vitamin D reduced the...
The Journal of Laryngology &
OtologyThyroidectomy
is one of the most common interventions in general and endocrine surgery for
patients with hyperthyroidism, goiter, thyroid nodules or thyroid cancer.Post-operative
hypocalcaemia is a recognized complication of thyroid surgery. The most common cause of acute symptomatic hypocalcemia in hospitali...
Take Home Messages:
Derangement in calcium homeostasis
is common in nephrotic syndrome (NS). It is asuumed that low serum total
calcium and vitamin D levels are due to loss of protein-bound calcium and
vitamin D. But it is unclear if free calcium and free vitamin D levels are
truly low.
The guideline is lacking with
regards to calci...
JAMA: The Journal of the American
Medical Association: Published June 21, 2022
Cardiovascular
disease and cancer are the 2 leading causes of death. Vitamin and mineral
supplementation has been proposed as a preventive strategy for both diseases
because of shared disease pathways involving oxidative stress, inflammation,
and methionine m...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Published on Feb 2021
Calcium and Vitamin D supplements
are commonly used, often together, to optimize bone health. Multiple
observational studies have linked low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations
with increased cardiovascular risk.
Given
their widespread availability, lo...
Autoimmune diseases, characterized by an inflammatory
autoimmune response to self-tissues, are the third leading cause of morbidity
in the industrialized world and a leading cause of mortality among women.
Autoimmune diseases (including rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica,
autoimmune thyroid disease, and psoriasis) are chronic conditio...
Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs) Source are one of the leading causes of death. Every year, an estimated
17.9 million people around the world die as a result of complications from
heart diseases. For context, this means that CVDs are responsible for 32% of
all deaths globally.Prior studies Source show that
various factors — such as se...
Calcium and vitamin D supplements
needs for prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures. There is
evidence of significant benefit in people at risk of deficiency.For individuals who cannot get
enough calcium through their diets, supplements may be beneficial. These should
be limited to 500-600 mg per day and it is generally recommende...
Vitamin D deficiency is one of
the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in the world. It has emerged as a
public health problem in many developing countries of the world including Bangladesh.
Over a billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient. The worldwide
prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is 30-50% among children and even higher in...
Vitamin D is
known for its role in calcium homeostasis for optimal skeletal health. It was
previously believed that only elderly or hospitalized patients were at risk for
vitamin D insufficiency, but many people in the general population have
insufficient levels of Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D or in short, 25[OH]D).We review the
role of vita...