High vitamin K status is prospectively associated with decreased left ventricular mass in women: the Hoorn Study.

Joline Wilhelma Johanna BeulensElisa Dal CantoCoen D A StehouwerRoger J M W RennenbergPetra J M EldersAdriana Johanne van Ballegooijen

Published in: Nutrition journal (2021)

This study showed a high vitamin K status being associated with decreased LVMI only in women, while intakes of vitamin K were not associated with any cardiac structure or function measures. These results extend previous findings for a role of vitamin K status to decrease heart failure risk.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
acute myocardial infarction
pregnancy outcomes
mitral valve
skeletal muscle
coronary artery disease
metabolic syndrome
transcatheter aortic valve replacement