ea0016p228 | Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases | ECE2008
Pilz Stefan
, Marz Winfried
, Fahrleitner-Pammer Astrid
, Dimai Hans P
, Boehm Bernhard O
, Dobnig Harald
Background: The myocardium is a target tissue for vitamin D, that was shown to exert several effects on cardiac contractility and calcium homeostasis. We aimed to elucidate whether insufficient vitamin D status is associated with heart failure and sudden cardiac death (SCD).Methods and Results: We measured 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in 3299 Caucasian patients that were all routinely referred to coronary angiography at baseline (19972000). 25(OH)...