2017
Predictors of Waitlist Mortality in Portopulmonary Hypertension
DuBrock HM, Goldberg DS, Sussman NL, Bartolome SD, Kadry Z, Salgia RJ, Mulligan DC, Kremers WK, Kawut SM, Krowka MJ, Channick RN. Predictors of Waitlist Mortality in Portopulmonary Hypertension. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1609-1615. PMID: 28207639, PMCID: PMC5481480, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArterial PressureCause of DeathChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansHypertension, PortalHypertension, PulmonaryKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPortal PressurePredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary ArteryPulmonary CirculationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementTreatment OutcomeVascular ResistanceWaiting ListsConceptsPortopulmonary hypertensionWaitlist mortalityMELD exceptionsLiver diseaseException scoreEnd-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) exception pointsSignificant predictorsCox proportional hazards modelMELD exception scoreWaitlist mortality riskRetrospective cohort studyPulmonary arterial pressureTransplantation Network databaseSignificant univariate predictorsOnly significant univariate predictorsProportional hazards modelMELD scorePosttransplant mortalityPulmonary hypertensionCohort studyArterial pressureUnivariate predictorsC-statisticMortality riskHazards model
2006
Model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) exception for portopulmonary hypertension
Krowka MJ, Fallon MB, Mulligan DC, Gish RG. Model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) exception for portopulmonary hypertension. Liver Transplantation 2006, 12: s114-s116. PMID: 17123283, DOI: 10.1002/lt.20975.Peer-Reviewed Original Research