Vitamin D and Heart Disease

Abstract

Vitamin D in the past was thought to a play role constrained to calcium and bone metabolism, but in recent days its role beyond Calcium and bone metabolism is being speculated. Vitamin D has been blamed to be a contributory factor in number of cardiovascular diseases i.e. ischemic heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, and diabetes mellitus. Obtainable evidence in this regard is not very convincing, yet its role cannot be totally annulled. In this article we will make an endeavor to find out vitamin D's role in heart diseases.