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NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH CYANOTIC HEART DEFECTS: INSIGHTS FROM A RODENT HYPOXIA MODEL

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Neurological injury in cyanotic congenital heart defects (CCHD) is multifactorial. Vitamin D (VD3), due to its potent anti-oxidant effect, is neuroprotective in both ischemic and inflammatory diseases. We hypothesized that… Click to show full abstract

Neurological injury in cyanotic congenital heart defects (CCHD) is multifactorial. Vitamin D (VD3), due to its potent anti-oxidant effect, is neuroprotective in both ischemic and inflammatory diseases. We hypothesized that VD3 supplementation in patients with CCHD mitigates neurological damage. This

Keywords: heart; neuroprotective effects; heart defects; effects vitamin; vitamin supplementation

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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