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Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2016; 32 (6): 1430-1433
em Inglês | IMEMR | ID: emr-184970

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Objective: To see the role of Vitamin D supplementation on physical status of patients suffering from Congestive Heart Failure [dilated cardiomyopathy]


Methods: In this nonrandomized clinical trial, Forty three Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who were not showing any significant improvements in physical performance on optimal treatment of heart failure were included. Vitamin D [200,000 IU] supplementation on weekly basis for a period of 12 weeks was added to heart failure treatment. And its effect was seen on 6 minutes' walk distance and Pro-BNP levels. SPSS version 19 was used for data analysis. Dependent sample t-test was used to see the significant effect of vitamin D supplementation on pre-intervention vitamin D levels, 6MWD and Pro-BNP. Taking p-value <0.05 as significant


Results: On clinical assessment most of the patients were in NYHA class II [65%], the percentages of NYHA Class I, III and IV was 19%, 9% and 7% respectively. The baseline mean vitamin D level of the study group was 16.59 +/- 3.54ng/ml and it raised to 31.97 +/- 3.64ng/ml after 12 weeks of supplementation with vitamin D, p value <0.0005. The mean distance travelled by the study group before the intervention was 806 +/- 380ft while it increased to 945 +/- 393ft after the intervention, p value of 0.008. The mean of pro-BNP level of the study group before the intervention was 1024 +/- 635 while it improved to 159 +/- 80 after the intervention with a significant p value <0.0005


Conclusion: Vitamin D supplementation decreases the severity of HF as reflected by reduction in serum pro-BNP levels and significant increase in six minutes' walk distance

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