2020
SOFA score and short-term mortality in acute decompensated heart failure
Elias A, Agbarieh R, Saliba W, Khoury J, Bahouth F, Nashashibi J, Azzam Z. SOFA score and short-term mortality in acute decompensated heart failure. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 20802. PMID: 33257739, PMCID: PMC7705654, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77967-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute decompensated heart failureSequential Organ Function Assessment (SOFA) scoreShort-term mortalityDecompensated heart failureSOFA scoreHigh-risk patientsHospital mortalityRisk patientsHeart failureLife-threatening conditionCurve (AUC) of receiverFirst hospitalizationPrimary diagnosisRisk scorePatientsMortalityAssessment scoresStrict monitoringExcellent scoresCharacteristic curveHospitalizationScoresGood predictive accuracyProper managementSepsis
2019
Extrahepatic Malignancies After Treatment with Direct Antiviral Agents for Chronic HCV Infection
Khoury J, Nassar G, Kramsky R, Saadi T. Extrahepatic Malignancies After Treatment with Direct Antiviral Agents for Chronic HCV Infection. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2019, 51: 584-590. PMID: 31407252, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-019-00293-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntiviral AgentsCohort StudiesFemaleHepatitis C, ChronicHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesConceptsHepatitis C virusExtrahepatic malignanciesAntiviral agentsParitaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvirChronic hepatitis C virusRecurrent metastatic breast cancerRecurrent transitional cell carcinomaMethodsFour hundred thirtyChronic HCV infectionDirect antiviral agentsMetastatic breast cancerTreatment of choiceTransitional cell carcinomaPossible relationshipDAA treatmentResultsNine patientsHCV infectionCommon regimenCell carcinomaC virusLaryngeal carcinomaPancreatic adenocarcinomaLung carcinomaBreast cancerUrinary bladder
2018
Is There a Relationship Between Treatment With Direct Antiviral Agents for HCV Infection and the Development of Malignancies?
Saadi T, Khoury J. Is There a Relationship Between Treatment With Direct Antiviral Agents for HCV Infection and the Development of Malignancies? Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2018, 52: 353-359. PMID: 28590324, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect antiviral agentsAdverse eventsHepatocellular carcinomaAntiviral agentsChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionParitaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvirHepatitis C virus infectionDe novo hepatocellular carcinomaLarge clinical trial dataSerum HCV RNAC virus infectionNovo hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of choiceTransitional cell carcinomaAggressive hepatocellular carcinomaAggressive transitional cell carcinomaClinical trial dataDevelopment of malignancyHCV infectionHCV RNAHCV genotypesLiver diseaseCell carcinomaLaryngeal carcinomaPancreatic adenocarcinoma