| Literature DB >> 21273298 |
Andy I Choi1, Joan C Lo, Kathleen Mulligan, Amanda Schnell, S Craig Kalapus, Yongmei Li, Peter W Hunt, Jeffrey N Martin, Steven G Deeks, Priscilla Y Hsue.
Abstract
We observed an independent association between vitamin D insufficiency and higher carotid intima-media thickness in a cross-sectional analysis of 139 HIV-infected persons. If confirmed, these findings support a clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation to reduce cardiovascular events in HIV-infected persons.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21273298 PMCID: PMC3106229 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciq239
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079