Evaluating Vitamin D levels in Rheumatic Heart Disease patients and matched controls: A case-control study from Nepal.

Lene ThorupSophie Amalie HamannAshish TripatheeBhagawan KoiralaBishal GyawaliDinesh NeupaneCleonice C MotaPer KallestrupVibeke E Hjortdal

Published in: PloS one (2020)

RHD patients in Nepal have lower Vitamin D levels and overall poor nutritional status compared to the non-RHD controls. Longitudinal studies are needed to explore the causality between RHD and vitamin D level. Future research is also recommended among Nepali general population to confirm the low level of vitamin D as reported in our control group.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
rheumatoid arthritis
emergency department
pulmonary hypertension
patient reported outcomes
cross sectional
patient reported