Selected list of articles and research on Vitamin K2 as it relates to cardiovascular health.
The role of vitamin K in vascular calcification, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, Zwakenberg, Sabine R.(2019), UMC Repository(Dissertation)
The Effects of Vitamin K Supplementation in VascularCalcification: A Systematic Review, Maryam Sharafi Miab, Seyed Jalil Masoumi, Neda Haghighat, Morteza Zare, Int J Nutr Sci 2019;4(2):54-58.
Vitamin K–Dependent Matrix Gla Protein as Multifaceted Protector of Vascular and Tissue Integrity, Fang-Fei Wei, Sander Trenson, Peter Verhamme, Cees Vermeer, Jan A. Staessen, Hypertension. 2019;73:1160–1169.
Vitamin K2 in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes, Campbell, AW. Altern Ther Health Med. 2017 Mar;23(2):8-10. (Link is to copy at alternative-therapies.com)
The effect of menaquinone-7 supplementation on circulating species of matrix Gla protein, G.W.Dalmeijer, Y.T.van der Schouw, E.Magdeleyns, N.Ahmed, C.Vermeer, J.W.J.Beulens, Atherosclerosis, 2012; 225, (2); 397-402
Menaquinone Content of Cheese, Cees Vermeer, Joyce Raes, Cynthia Van ’t Hoofd, Marjo H. J. Knapen, and Sofia Xanthoulea,R&D Group VitaK, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Multiple Vitamin K Forms Exist in Dairy Foods, Xueyan Fu, Stephanie G Harshman, Xiaohua Shen, David B Haytowitz, J Philip Karl, Benjamin E Wolfe, Sarah L Booth. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 1, Issue 6, June 2017, e000638
Curated List of K2 articles in PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1F3OxtcUpABAw/collections/58952552/public/
Clinical Trials
The Effects of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on the Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification. ICH GCP Clinical Trials Registry
Effects of Vitamin K2 supplementaTion on PET/MRI in Carotid Artery Disease (INTRICATE), (ClinicalTrials.gov)
Decalcification of the Aortic Valve by Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone-7) (DECAV-K2) (ClinicalTrials.gov)