Vitamin C deficiency can lead to pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review of case reports.
Harri HemiläAngelique M E Spoelstra-de ManPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2024)
The cases analyzed in our study indicate that pulmonary hypertension can be one explanation for the reported heart failure of scurvy patients in the early literature. It would seem sensible to measure plasma vitamin C levels of patients with PH and examine the effects of vitamin C administration.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary artery
- systematic review
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery
- replacement therapy
- patient reported
- smoking cessation