Vitamin D represents a group of secosteroids involved in the calcium and phosphate
metabolism. The active form of vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxylcalciferol, exerts its biological …

Atherosclerotic occlusive diseases and aneurysms that affect large and medium-sized
arteries outside the cardiac and cerebral circulation are collectively known as peripheral …

Objective—Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a vascular disorder characterized by
chronic inflammation of the aortic wall. Low concentrations of vitamin D3 are associated with …

Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide pandemic and results in osteoporosis, hypertension,
and other cardiovascular diseases. At the cellular level, it produces significant oxidative …

Objective: Non-dipper hypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity
and mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of non-dipping …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Vitamin D has relationships with pathogenesis and
inflammation pathways in many diseases. Its deficiency may make clinicians think not only of …

Background: Microarray analysis of clinical aortic samples suggested a potential role for
stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) in the modulation of aortic medial degeneration …

The relationship between exposure to famine in early life and the risk of ascending aorta
dilatation (AAD) in adulthood is still unclear; therefore, we aimed to examine the association …

The purpose of our research is to explore whether vitamin D levels were associated with the
rupture of intracranial aneurysms. In this retrospective study, 105 patients diagnosed with …

Aim: We aimed to compare the 25-OH vitamin D levels of CAE patients with those of
controls. Material and methods: This study included 50 CAE patients (20 male, mean age …