Vitamin D insufficiency and cardiovascular involvement in systemic sclerosis: Association with echocardiographic parameters and risk factors
Vitamin D insufficiency may contribute to cardiovascular dysfunction in SSc patients. Monitoring vitamin D levels might improve cardiovascular risk stratification. Further studies are necessary to determine if supplementation could enhance cardiac outcomes.
Authors
- Anna Vittoria Mattioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-9530)
- Pierluca Macripò
- Daniela Aschieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1577-5402)
- Francesca Coppi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7715-6941)
- Antonio Manenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-9515)
- Francesco Fedele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-4224)
- Dilia Giuggioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-3695)
- Amelia Spinella
- Marcello Pinti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-1262)
- Marco de Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0947-8663)
- G OLIVETTI
- Gianluca Pagnoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7067-279X)
- Giuseppe Boriani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9820-4815)
- Arianna Maini
- Elisa Battigaglia
Institutions
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena (IT)
- Institute of Neurological Sciences (IT)
- Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale per le Ricerche Cardiovascolari (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcrp.2025.200502
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.77