Serum Gamma Glutamyltransferase Is Associated with 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status in Elderly Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease.

Aleksander Danikiewicz Bartosz HudzikJustyna NowakJoanna KowalskaIwona Zieleń-ZynekJanusz SzkodzinskiHan Naung TunBarbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzinska

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)

We identified an interaction between declining 25(OH)D levels and rising GGT levels with increasing age, which resulted in an unfavorable 25(OH)D-to-GGT ratio in stable CAD patients. These results suggest that these changes might further contribute to a high cardiovascular risk in the elderly.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
community dwelling
percutaneous coronary intervention
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
aortic valve
atrial fibrillation