Original breveRelación entre hormona paratiroidea y riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes con insuficiencia de vitamina DRelation between parathyroid hormone and cardiovascular risk in patients with vitamin D deficiency

Background and objectives Vitamin D deficiency and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are associated with an increased cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness. The aim of our study is to compare the cardiovascular risk in subjects with low vitamin D, attending to the PTH concentration, as well as evaluating the response after administration of vitamin D.