Heart pumped more blood after heart failure if more vitamin D – Nov 2010

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is associated with functional capacity in older adults with heart failure.

Am Heart J. 2010 Nov;160(5):893-9.
Boxer RS, Kenny AM, Cheruvu VK, Vest M, Fiutem JJ, Piña II.
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble hormone necessary for calcium homeostasis. Recently, studies have demonstrated that vitamin D may be important to the health of the cardiovascular system.

METHODS: Adults ?50 years of age with heart failure were recruited for assessment of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing was used to assess functional capacity. Proximal muscle strength was evaluated with a Biodex leg press (Biodex, Shirley, NY), and health status was assessed with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire. Univariate associations between physical performance and health status measures and 25OHD followed by a linear regression model were used to study associations, adjusting for other potential explanatory variables.

RESULTS: Forty adults 67.8 ± 10.9 years of age (55% women and 57.5% African American) with mean ejection fraction 40% were analyzed (New York Heart Association class II in 70% and class III in 30%). Comorbidities included 77.5% hypertension and 47.5% diabetes. The mean 25OHD concentration was 18.5 ± 9.1 ng/mL, and mean peak Vo(2), 14 ± 4 mL/kg/min. In univariate regression analysis, 25OHD was positively associated with peak Vo(2) (P = .045). Multivariable regression analysis sustained positive association between 25OHD and peak Vo(2) (P = .044) after adjusting for age, race, and respiratory exchange ratio (adjusted R(2) = 0.32). Association between proximal muscle strength with the 25OHD concentration was not significant. The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire physical limitation domain score was negatively associated with 25OHD (P = .04) but was not sustained in multivariable analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D may be an important marker or modulator of functional capacity in patients with heart failure. Randomized controlled trials are needed to assess the effect of vitamin D repletion on functional performance.
Copyright © 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. PMID: 21095277


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