2018
Glycogenic hepatopathy
Khoury J, Zohar Y, Shehadeh N, Saadi T. Glycogenic hepatopathy. Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International 2018, 17: 113-118. PMID: 29709217, DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2018.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycogenic hepatopathyLiver biopsyLiver diseaseRight upper quadrant abdominal painUpper quadrant abdominal painEnd-stage liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseUncontrolled diabetes mellitusQuadrant abdominal painFatty liver diseaseRoutine blood testsTight glycemic controlLiver glycogen accumulationPubMed database searchAbdominal painClinical responseElevated liverDiabetes mellitusGlycemic controlClinical presentationBlood testsPhysical examinationMedical historyNoninvasive testsLiver enzymes
2017
The prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in non-cardiac patients with sepsis, ultra-long follow-up
Khoury J, Arow M, Elias A, Makhoul B, Berger G, Kaplan M, Mashiach T, Ismael-Badarneh R, Aronson D, Azzam Z. The prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in non-cardiac patients with sepsis, ultra-long follow-up. Journal Of Critical Care 2017, 42: 117-122. PMID: 28719839, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain natriuretic peptideLong-term mortalityBNP levelsElevated brain natriuretic peptide levelsRole of BNPBrain natriuretic peptide levelsOrgan Failure Assessment scoreNatriuretic peptide levelsNon-cardiac patientsStrong independent predictorIncidence of morbidityLow-risk groupLong-term survivalMultivariate analysis modelHospital mortalityIndex hospitalizationCritical illnessHeart failureIndependent predictorsSeptic shockNatriuretic peptideOutcome predictorsPrognostic predictorPrognostic valueMultifactorial syndrome