Vitamin D Deficiency and Driveline Infections in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Our findings support vitamin D deficiency as a potential modifiable risk factor for driveline infection. Obesity was also noted as a significant risk factor for infection. Further research is warranted to establish causality and assess the impact of vitamin D repletion on infection rates.
Authors
- Maya Guglin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5746-3135)
- Jeanette Pickrell
- Luke Landrigan
- Wesley A. Borman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5977-8085)
- Nicholas J. Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5270-7321)
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Artificial Organs
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14988
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00