Abstracts tagged "Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease"

Abstract Number: 2636 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Vitamin D Improves Endothelial Function in Patients with Clinically Stable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
John A. Reynolds¹, David W. Ray², Terence O'Neill³, Yvonne Alexander⁴ and Ian N. Bruce^5,6, ¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Human Development, Institute of Human Development, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Healthcare Science Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academy of Health Sciences, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose SLE patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with both CVD risk factors and subclinical CVD…