Original InvestigationEffects of Vitamin D on Cardiac Function in Patients With Chronic HF: The VINDICATE Study
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Key Words
heart failure
left ventricular function
remodeling
vitamin D
Abbreviations and Acronyms
1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D3
calcitriol
25(OH) vitamin D2
ergocalciferol
25 (OH) vitamin D3
cholecalciferol
AF
atrial fibrillation
CI
confidence interval
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance
HF
heart failure
LV
left ventricular
PTH
parathyroid hormone
SR
sinus rhythm
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VINDICATE was approved by the regional ethics committee [12/YH/0206], funded by the Medical Research Council-UK. Dr. Witte has received unrestricted research funding from Medtronik UK; and holds an NIHR Clinician Scientist Fellowship. Dr. Gierula holds an NIHR-HCS Doctoral Fellowship. Dr. M. T. Kearney is a British Heart Foundation Professor; and has received research funding from Medtronic UK. Dr. Paton is funded by a Leeds Charitable Foundation Fellowship. Dr. Cubbon holds an Intermediate Fellowship from the British Heart Foundation. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier.