Vitamin D deficiency increases poor brain function after cardiac arrest by sevenfold

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-10/esoc-vd101514.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 18-Oct-2014

Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu
European Society of Cardiology
Vitamin D deficiency increases poor brain function after cardiac arrest by sevenfold
Lack of vitamin D also increases mortality

Geneva, Switzerland – 18 October 2014: Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of poor brain function after sudden cardiac arrest by seven-fold, according to research presented at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014 by Dr Jin Wi from Korea. Vitamin D deficiency also led to a higher chance of dying after sudden cardiac arrest.

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