Measuring coronary artery calcification: Is serum vitamin D relevant?
Malik R, Aneni EC, Roberson L, Ogunmoroti O, Ali SS, Shaharyar S, Younus A, Jamal O, Aziz MA, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Veledar E, Nasir K. Measuring coronary artery calcification: Is serum vitamin D relevant? Atherosclerosis 2014, 237: 734-738. PMID: 25463113, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.10.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calciumLow vitamin D levelsSubclinical coronary atherosclerosisVitamin D levelsCoronary atherosclerosisVitamin DD levelsFurther high-quality studiesVitamin D relevantLow vitamin DCoronary artery calcificationSystematic MEDLINE searchHigh-quality studiesCAC incidenceCAC progressionArtery calcificationArtery calciumCAC prevalenceCAC severityInclusion criteriaMEDLINE searchInsufficient evidenceConsistent associationSmall sample sizeOnly studyBeyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review
Roberson LL, Aneni EC, Maziak W, Agatston A, Feldman T, Rouseff M, Tran T, Blaha MJ, Santos RD, Sposito A, Al-Mallah MH, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Beyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2014, 14: 14. PMID: 24400816, PMCID: PMC3890499, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calciumSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCause mortalityCardiovascular diseaseCVD mortalityCommon carotid artery intima-media thicknessAdult Treatment Panel III definitionCarotid artery intima-media thicknessArtery intima-media thicknessDefinition of MHOHealthy obese populationSubclinical CVD markersTypical metabolic disordersMetabolic syndrome componentsIntima-media thicknessRisk cardiovascular diseaseWeb of ScienceCVD markersHealthy obeseMHO groupArtery calciumCVD riskSyndrome componentsMetabolic syndrome