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Prevalence Of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients In Palestine, Iyad Ali, Ahmad Khalil, Alaa Daibes, Khaled Qushair, Ahmed Al-Sabi, Muhammad Yasser Alsedfy, Hassan Kanj, Mahmoud Abuissa, Kamel Jebreen

Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal

Introduction: Research has suggested that having low Vitamin D levels is associated with a higher likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. Specifically, several observational studies have found that Vitamin D is linked to a decreased risk of coronary artery disease. Our study aimed to determine how prevalent Vitamin D deficiency is in Palestinian patients with acute coronary syndrome, a type of cardiovascular disease. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design, which involved collecting 84 blood samples from patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome at two hospitals in Palestine. The blood samples were collected over approximately two months, from late January to …