International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 579640, 11 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/579640
Review Article

Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Hypertension? Current Evidence from Clinical Studies and Potential Mechanisms

M. Iftekhar Ullah,1 Gabriel I. Uwaifo,2,3 William C. Nicholas,2 and Christian A. Koch2,3

1Division of General Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
2Division of Endocrinology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
3Department of Medicine, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA

Received 30 April 2009; Revised 26 July 2009; Accepted 29 August 2009

Academic Editor: Vin Tangpricha

Copyright © 2010 M. Iftekhar Ullah et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

M. Iftekhar Ullah, Gabriel I. Uwaifo, William C. Nicholas, and Christian A. Koch, “Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Hypertension? Current Evidence from Clinical Studies and Potential Mechanisms,” International Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 2010, Article ID 579640, 11 pages, 2010. doi:10.1155/2010/579640