Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in the Course of Acute Rheumatic Fever with Active Carditis
Objective: Vitamin D is a hormone with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects besides calcium hemostasis. The present study aims to evaluate the relationship between acute rheumatic fever (ARF) attacks and vitamin D levels. Materials and Methods: Acute phase reactants, vitamin D levels and e...
Main Authors: | Serkan Türkuçar, Özge Pamukçu, Mustafa Argun, Abdullah Özyurt, Nazmi Narin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KARE Publishing
2020-06-01
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Series: | Erciyes Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=erciyesmedj&un=EMJ-26429 |
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