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May 01, 2010; Volume 77,Issue 5

  1. Mandell, Brian F.

    1. The complexities of vitamin D
      Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 288; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/77a/05001

      Patients with conditions as diverse as systemic lupus erythematosus and congestive heart failure seem to fare worse if they have lower vitamin D levels. But the seeming simplicity of this association belies several levels of complexity, with resultant clinical controversy.

  2. Mountis, Maria M.

    1. Does vitamin D deficiency play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure? Do supplements improve survival?
      Victor Hajjar, MD, Jeremiah P. Depta, MD and Maria M. Mountis, DO
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 290-293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.08078

      Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure, but whether giving patients supplements improves their survival is not clear.

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