Hamid Nasri
1, Mohammad-Reza Ardalan
2, Mahmood Rafieian-kopaei
3*1 Department of Nephrology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
2 Chronic Kidney Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
3 Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Sharhekord, Iran.
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education
Diabetic kidney disease is a major risk of end-stage kidney failure and is associated with great morbidity and mortality, predominantly with accelerated cardiovascular disease. Various complex factors are related to the progression of diabetic kidney. The results of oral vitamin D therapy in type 2 diabetic patients are encouraging. However, more prospective interventional studies with larger duration and control of confounders are suggested.
Please cite this paper as: Nasri H, Ardalan MR, Rafieian-Kopaei R. On the occasion of world hypertension day 2014. J Parathyr Dis 2014; 2(1): 5-6.