scholarly journals Newborn with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Vitamin D Deficiency

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanan Al Azkawi ◽  
Angham Al Mutair
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Cardiac Function ◽  
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Rapid Recovery ◽  
Almost All

Hypocalcemia is a rare but reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy with limited cases being reported in the literature. Vitamin D deficiency is the main cause of hypocalcemia in almost all reported cases. We report a newborn presented with hypocalcemia-induced dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to vitamin D deficiency. After calcium and vitamin D therapy, the baby showed a rapid recovery of the cardiac function.

scholarly journals Vitamin D deficiency associated with dilated cardiomyopathy in early infancy caused by maternal cholestasis

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomona Omotobara-Yabe ◽  
Shuji Kuga ◽  
Masahiro Takeguchi ◽  
Kenji Ihara
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Early Infancy

scholarly journals Vitamin D Levels of Out-Patients in Lithuania: Deficiency and Hypervitaminosis

Medicina ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrius Bleizgys ◽  
Jevgenij Kurovskij
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Almost All

Aim: Data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Lithuania are scarce. The aim was to assess the reserves of vitamin D in different age groups of out-patients, regarding the season of the year. Methods: Data on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels from blood tests made in 2012–2014 were obtained from one laboratory, and a retrospective cross-sectional analysis was performed. Results: A total of 9581 subjects were included. The mean age of the participants was 33 ± 23 years. The mean levels of vitamin D were higher in males than in females (p < 0.001). The highest mean 25(OH)D levels were in 0–9-year-old group, the lowest were in the 10–19-year-old group and in the group of participants that were 70 years and older (p < 0.001). The lowest vitamin D status was found in January, February, March, and April. The highest status was found in August and September. Overall, vitamin D deficiency, sufficiency, and hypervitaminosis were detected in 67%, 21%, and 12% of cases, respectively. Most cases with hypervitaminosis were in the group of children up to 2 years of age. Conclusion: Vitamin D status demonstrated clear seasonality. Significant sex-related differences of vitamin D statuses were also determined. Vitamin D deficiency was very prevalent in almost all age groups. Young children (aged up to 2 years) are of special interest for further research involving other types of 25(OH)D assays, such as those based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), since the real prevalence of “true” vitamin D hypervitaminosis in Lithuania’s children is still to be determined.

scholarly journals Effect of vitamin D deficiency on bone formation in the chick

1979 ◽  
Vol 182 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
I R Dickson ◽  
E Kodicek
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Bone Formation ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Calcif Tissue ◽  
Diaphyseal Bone ◽  
Calcified Tissue ◽  
Almost All

1. The process of diaphyseal bone formation can be investigated by studying the rate of incorporation of radioactive precursors, administered in vivo into bone fractions of increasing density. 2. In the 4-week-old vitamin D-treated chick most of the osteoid becomes calcified within 12h and almost all within 2 days. The low-density calcified phase that is formed is converted into a higher density form and within 7 days the greater proportion of the calcified tissue is in the higher density form. 3. In the vitamin D-deficient chick of similar age the rate of calcification of osteoid is decreased, as is the rate of conversion into the higher density phase with the resultant accumulation of the lower density calcified form. 4. The higher density phase probably corresponds to hydroxyapatite and the lower density one to the ACP-pase described by Termine & Posner [(1967) Calcif. Tissue Res. 1, 8–23]. 5. The disorder in the process of calcification seems to be unrelated to the alteration in blood Ca2+ and phosphate concentrations, but related to the presence or absence of cholecalciferol.

scholarly journals Vitamin-D deficiency is encountered in almost all egyptian stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease patients in spite of the sunny weather

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1389
Author(s):  
Ahmed Fayed ◽  
UsamaSharaf El Din ◽  
MahmoudM El Nokeety ◽  
DinaO Abdulazim ◽  
MonaM Salem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Sunny Weather ◽  
Almost All

scholarly journals Dual etiology of dilated cardiomyopathy: The synergistic role of vitamin D deficiency

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 179.e1-179.e4
Author(s):  
Sérgio Laranjo ◽  
Conceição Trigo ◽  
Fátima F. Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Dilated Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency
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