Vitamin D Deficiency and the Prevention of Heart Disease
Our case patient, the author: Erin Michos, a preventive cardiologist and researcher at Johns Hopkins, has been studying the potential impact of vitamin D and cardiovascular health for over 10 years. Ironically, at her last annual checkup, Michos – an avid outdoor runner – was shocked to learn that she, too, was vitamin D deficient with a blood level of only 15 nanograms per milliliter. Should she take a vitamin D supplement for her heart health? In this piece, Michos and her internal medicine colleague Samuel Kim discuss the “sunshine” vitamin.
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