Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
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Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
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Re: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
#2This was a write-up of a new study (TARGET-D) that used vitamin D supplements -- with the supplement amount guided by blood testing -- to reduce heart attack risk.
I've been working in heart health in 10 years and I was surprised at the magnitude of the effect here.
I hope it holds up as they move toward the final publication. Vitamin D supplementation is cheap and this could have a huge benefit.
Re: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
#3This was a write-up of a new study (TARGET-D) that used vitamin D supplements -- with the supplement amount guided by blood testing -- to reduce heart attack risk. I've been working in heart health in 10 years and I was surprised at the magnitude of the effect here. I hope it holds up as they move toward the final publication. Vitamin D supplementation is cheap and this could have a huge benefit.
Would it change practice substantially? I thought that typically vitamin D levels are measured at least annually and treated if low.
Re: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
#4Isn't it a possibility that our lifestyles have changed in ways that have reduced the amount of Vitamin D we have historically received? Are we incidentally measuring the sum result of our social choices?
Re: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
#5This was a write-up of a new study (TARGET-D) that used vitamin D supplements -- with the supplement amount guided by blood testing -- to reduce heart attack risk. I've been working in heart health in 10 years and I was surprised at the magnitude of the effect here. I hope it holds up as they move toward the final publication. Vitamin D supplementation is cheap and this could have a huge benefit.
Would it change practice substantially? I thought that typically vitamin D levels are measured at least annually and treated if low.
I would be very surprised if most people get vitamin d levels measured annually.
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#6Is this actually real? I don't see any link to a study. The use of AI has me suspect, as does visiting the main page of the site and seeing: "A 365º view of your heart health" I guess that could be intentional but it comes off as someone mistaking days in a year with degrees in a circle.
Re: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would it change practice substantially? I thought that typically vitamin D levels are measured at least annually and treated if low.
I would be very surprised if most people get vitamin d levels measured annually.
I would be very surprised if anyone got vitamin d levels measured who didn't specifically request it.
Re: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
#8This was a write-up of a new study (TARGET-D) that used vitamin D supplements -- with the supplement amount guided by blood testing -- to reduce heart attack risk. I've been working in heart health in 10 years and I was surprised at the magnitude of the effect here. I hope it holds up as they move toward the final publication. Vitamin D supplementation is cheap and this could have a huge benefit.
I believe there's also a Finnish vit-d study which showed very good results in afib protection
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#9This is interesting to me because I was put on prescription 50000IU D2 and it gave me heart palpitations.
Re: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would be very surprised if most people get vitamin d levels measured annually.
I would be very surprised if anyone got vitamin d levels measured who didn't specifically request it.
People in particular groups with higher risk of deficiency will be tested every year by many doctors. That practice obviously can't amount to testing every year being the average though.