Malpractice News: Risk for Premature Death Higher with Low Vitamin D Levels

Medical Malpractice News: A recently published study indicates that low levels of Vitamin D can mean an increased risk from heart disease. The study, which was conducted in Austria, profiled over 3,000 men and women aged 62 and older who had been diagnosed with a form of heart disease.

According to the study, the patients in the group with the lowest Vitamin D levels were about two times more likely to die from any cause during the next eight years than those with the highest levels. The link with heart-related deaths was the strongest of all other diseases evaluated in the study.

According to the result of one of the vitamin tests, in those patients with the lowest Vitamin D levels, there were slightly over 300 patient deaths. For those with the highest levels, there were 103 deaths. When the researchers factored in patient age, physical activity and other criteria, they calculated that deaths from all causes were about twice as common in patients in the lowest-level group.

However, the report cautioned doctors against encouraging patients to megadoses on Vitamin D, as it is well established that too much Vitamin D intake can put patients at risk of developing other diseases, such as skin cancer.

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