Low vitamin D (serum or plasma 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D)) is a global pandemic
and associates with a greater prevalence in all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality and …

Background & aims Recent studies indicate that vitamin D deficiency is associated with
increased morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Knowledge about the functional role …

Objective: To investigate the interrelationship between cardiac surgery, age, circulating
concentrations of the vitamin D hormone 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and clinical outcome …

Aims A significant proportion of cardiac surgical patients develop critical post-operative
complications. We aimed to investigate the association of pre-operative 25-hydroxyvitamin D …

Objectives Vitamin D has pleiotropic effects on cardiac, renal, and endocrine diseases like
diabetes mellitus and deficiency has been correlated with increased Intensive Care Unit …

Objective To determine the effect of vitamin D on postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgical
patients. Design Retrospective study. Setting Single institution-teaching hospital …

Background: Vitamin D (VitD) is an important pleiotropic hormone for organ systems. Studies
have focused on the level of VitD, especially that of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-(OH)-VitD), in …

Objectives: The present study aimed to analyze the prognostic value of preoperative serum
vitamin D level in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery …

Background and aim Low vitamin D status, ie circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD)
levels< 50 nmol/l, is independently associated with increased CVD risk. Medication use may …

Background Vitamin D deficiency is a very common occurrence in cardiac patients. It has
been proved that cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass accelerate the deficiency …