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Complications in heart surgery: Does D matter?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by John Cannell, MD

Dr. Armin Zittermann and colleagues at the Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the Ruhr University Bochum in Germany just studied 4418 consecutive patients who underwent cardiac surgery.

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About John Cannell, MD

Dr. John Cannell is founder of the Vitamin D Council. He has written many peer-reviewed papers on vitamin D and speaks frequently across the United States on the subject. Dr. Cannell holds an M.D. and has served the medical field as a general practitioner, emergency physician, and psychiatrist.

2 Responses to Complications in heart surgery: Does D matter?

  1. Rita and Misty says:
    January 22, 2013 at 9:31 am

    Dr. Cannell,

    Is is safe to supplement daily with beta carotene?

    Thanks,

    Rita

  2. hlahore@gmail.com says:
    January 22, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    Interesting to note: Dr. Zitterman coauthored the Vitamin A paper and the later Cardiac paper

    http://www.vitamindwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page_id=3685

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