ea0049ep259 | Calcium & Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2017
Gan KJ
, O'Sullivan Niamh
, Hanley Bernadette
, Armstrong Paul
, Kilbane Mark
, Houlihan Diarmaid
, Crowley Rachel
Vitamin D (VD) deficiency (25 OHD < 50 nmol/l) is common is chronic liver disease at 64%92% regardless of aetiology. The only guidelines for routine VD supplementation are for cholestatic (C) liver disease; a population considered being at high risk of low bone mineral density (BMD). BMD decreases further following orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). To assess VD intake in an at risk population, retrospective analysis of intake was performed in OLT patients with C liv...