Is blood pressure correlated with vitamin d ( 3 ) serum levels in dialysis patients?
There is a link between blood pressure and 25(OH)D(3) level. This interrelation is not secondary to a iPTH modulation. Although it cannot be excluded that vitamin D(3) and blood pressure vary following a third factor with seasonal variations, since vitamin D(3) varies during the year, mainly following sun exposure, we suggest that vitamin D(3) is one of the factors participating in the seasonal variation of the blood pressure. Other factors known to control the blood pressure and particularly the extracellular volume overload may also participate.
We conclude that patients treated for PLD by LTX have a good long-term prognosis and excellent relief of symptoms and that LTX might be considered in severe cases of PLD, where conventional surgery is not an option.