Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in the Course of Acute Rheumatic Fever with Active Carditis

Turkucar S., PAMUKÇU Ö., Argun M., ÖZYURT A., NARİN N.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.312-316, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/etd.2020.26429
  • Dergi Adı: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.312-316
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.