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Thesis
Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Increasing Nurse Practitioner Awareness
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
10/2009
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3573
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in the United States, present in approximately 30% to 50% of the general population. Evolving data indicate that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies have shown that low vitamin D levels are associated with hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, left ventricular hypertrophy, and chronic vascular inflammation, all of which are risk factors for CVD. There is little consensus regarding criteria for diagnosing vitamin D deficiency and recommendations for treatment. The purpose of this article is to increase nurse practitioner awareness of the link between vitamin D deficiency and CVD, and to assist with recommendations for screening and treatment in patients with vitamin D deficiency and risk for CVD.
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- Title
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Increasing Nurse Practitioner Awareness
- Creators
- Bonnie E. Sarkinen
- Contributors
- Louise Kaplan (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590539301842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis