2023
Clinical and Histopathological Discoveries in Patients with Hepatic Injury and Cholangiopathy Who Have Died of COVID-19: Insights and Opportunities for Intervention
Lim J, Njei B. Clinical and Histopathological Discoveries in Patients with Hepatic Injury and Cholangiopathy Who Have Died of COVID-19: Insights and Opportunities for Intervention. Hepatic Medicine Evidence And Research 2023, 15: 151-164. PMID: 37814605, PMCID: PMC10560482, DOI: 10.2147/hmer.s385133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute liver injuryCOVID-19 patientsPre-existing chronic liver diseaseCOVID-19Chronic liver diseaseSARS-CoV-2Immune dysregulationSupportive careBiliary dysfunctionHepatic injuryLiver injuryVascular changesLiver diseaseClinical manifestationsSignificant complicationsLong-term effectsDiagnostic criteriaTherapeutic targetCholangiopathyDiagnostic advancementsPatientsGlobal healthCOVID-19 pandemicInjuryDiverse manifestationsScreening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice
Ilagan-Ying Y, Banini B, Do A, Lam R, Lim J. Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice. Current Gastroenterology Reports 2023, 25: 213-224. PMID: 37768417, DOI: 10.1007/s11894-023-00883-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-invasive testsFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseCommon chronic liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCurrent expert guidelinesHigh-risk patientsChronic liver diseaseSteatotic liver diseaseClinical practice implicationsHepatic decompensationLiver biopsySociety guidelinesSpecialty referralsNovel therapiesExpert guidelinesLiver cancerDisease awarenessObesity epidemicSerum indicesClinical practiceScreening toolDiseaseDiagnosis
2022
The Independent Effect of Exercise on Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Lim J. The Independent Effect of Exercise on Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review. Clinical And Molecular Hepatology 2022, 29: s319-s332. PMID: 36517000, PMCID: PMC10029942, DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2022.0366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-invasive testsFatty liver diseaseHepatic steatosisLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseHistological endpointsIndependent effectsSystematic reviewNon-randomized interventional studyMagnetic resonance imaging-based techniquesAdditional large RCTsChronic liver diseaseSignificant histological improvementEffects of exerciseClinical outcome endpointsSystematic literature searchHistological improvementExercise interventionHepatocyte ballooningOriginal research studiesLarge RCTsOutcome endpointsInterventional study
2009
Management and Treatment of Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Recommendations From the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program
Garcia-Tsao G, Lim J. Management and Treatment of Patients With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Recommendations From the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2009, 104: 1802. PMID: 19455106, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCause of DeathDiagnostic ImagingDisease ProgressionEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHepatitis C, ChronicHepatorenal SyndromeHumansHypertension, PortalImmunohistochemistryLiver CirrhosisLiver FailureLiver Function TestsMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsVariceal hemorrhageSevere complicationsHepatocellular carcinomaAcute variceal hemorrhageComplications of cirrhosisPresence of ascitesChronic liver diseaseSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisTreatment of ascitesRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsStratification of patientsDifferent risk groupsQuality of lifeDecompensated patientsHepatorenal syndromeHepatitis CPortal hypertensionCirrhotic patientsProspective trialBacterial peritonitisHemodynamic alterationsLiver diseaseTreatment adherenceAscites formation