Evidence mapPaperPMID 30043092Full record

Trial reportEndocrine2018

The effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on markers of cardiovascular health in hyperparathyroid, vitamin D insufficient women: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Lise Sofie Bislev, Lene Langagergaard Rødbro, Jesper Nørgaard Bech, Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen, Alisa D Kjaergaard, Søren Andreas Ladefoged, Lars Rolighed, Tanja Sikjaer, Lars Rejnmark

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Trial report in Endocrine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lise Sofie BislevDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. lise.sofie@auh.rm.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9720-9518
Lene Langagergaard RødbroDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9167-7524
Jesper Nørgaard BechUniversity Clinic in Nephrology and Hypertension, Hospital Unit West: Holstebro Hospital, Aarhus University, Holstebro, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0605-1277
Erling Bjerregaard PedersenUniversity Clinic in Nephrology and Hypertension, Hospital Unit West: Holstebro Hospital, Aarhus University, Holstebro, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9415-7580
Alisa D KjaergaardDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3899-1324
Søren Andreas LadefogedDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Lars RolighedDepartment of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0757-298X
Tanja SikjaerDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9074-9570
Lars RejnmarkDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-4247
Aarhus University Hospital · DKAarhus University · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEmerging data supports an association between parathyroid hormone (PTH) and aldosterone. It has been speculated, that potential adverse cardiovascular effects of vitamin D insufficiency may partly be caused by the development of secondary hyperparathyroidism with increased activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). We aimed to investigate the effect of normalizing vitamin D status and/or reducing PTH levels on RAAS activity and other markers of cardiovascular health.

methodsIn a double-blinded study during wintertime, we randomized 81 healthy postmenopausal women with secondary hyperparathyroidism (PTH > 6.9 pmol/l) and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels < 50 nmol/l to 12 weeks of treatment with vitamin D3 70 µg/day (2800 IU/day) or identical placebo. Markers of cardiovascular health were defined as changes in the plasma RAAS, glycated hemoglobin, lipids, and lipoproteins, blood pressure, vascular stiffness, heart rate, and cardiac conductivity.

resultsCompared to placebo, vitamin D3 treatment significantly increased plasma levels of 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)

conclusionsVitamin D3 supplementation normalized vitamin D levels and reduced PTH. The supplement increased levels of HDL, but had no effects on RAAS activity or other indices of cardiovascular health.

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overBlood PressureCardiovascular SystemCholecalciferolDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHeart RateHormone Replacement TherapyHumansHyperparathyroidismMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeVascular StiffnessVitamin D DeficiencyCholecalciferolAldosteroneBlood pressureCholesterolParathyroid hormoneRenin-angiotensin-aldosterone systemVitamin D

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