Vitamin D deficit was associated in some studies with the number of affected coronary arteries, postinfarction
complications, inflammatory cytokines and cardiac remodeling in patients with myocardial infarction, direct electromechanical
effects and inflammation in atrial fibrillation, and neuroprotective effects in stroke. In peripheral arterial disease, vitamin D
status was related to the decline of the functional performance, severity, atherosclerosis and inflammatory markers, arterial
stiffness, vascular calcifications, and arterial aging