Is combined calcium and vitamin D supplementation superior to calcium supplementation alone in improving disturbed bone metabolism in patients with congestive heart failure?
A vitamin D3 supplement of 50 microg/day has no additional beneficial effects on markers of bone metabolism in CHF patients with low initial 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations if an adequate daily calcium intake is guaranteed.
The finding of a new Q/QS pattern on the resting ECG, regardless of history of MI was associated with impaired insulin secretion and was an independent predictor of total and cardiovascular mortality. Therefore, these subjects must be given a high priority to preventive measures against both coronary heart disease and diabetes.