Sezenöz, BurakAlsancak, YakupKızıltunç, EmrullahÖzkan, SelçukÇengel, Atiye2020-08-302020-08-302020Sezenoz, B., Alsancak, Y., Kiziltunc, E., Ozkan, S., & Cengel, A. (2020). Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Correlation with Coronary Artery Ectasia. GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, 31(3), 363–366. https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2020.882147-2092https://doi.org/10.12996/gmj.2020.88https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/469Objectives: Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in cardiovascular system and its deficiency is related to various of cardiovascular disorders. We investigated the association between serum vitamin D level and coronary artery ectasia formation. Methods: Our study included 45 patients with coronary artery ectasia and 55 patients with normal coronary artery. Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels were obtained before coronary angiography. Results: Baseline characteristic features were similar between groups. The Vitamin D levels and serum calcium levels were significantly lower in the coronary artery ectasia group compare to control group (respectively; 15.6 ng/ml vs. 12.0 ng/ml; p=0.002 and 9,52 vs. 9.0; p<0.001). PTH level of CEA patients were higher than the control group (44.0 pg/ml vs. 29.5 pg/ml; p=0.018). Conclusion: Our results showed a significant inverse correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and coronary artery ectasia.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCoronary Artery EctasiaInflammationVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyArticle313363366WOS:0005416490000062-s2.0-85087120810N/A10.12996/gmj.2020.88Q4