2021
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Statin Use Among Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the TARGET-NASH Study
Thomson MJ, Serper M, Khungar V, Weiss LM, Trinh H, Firpi-Morell R, Roden M, Loomba R, Barritt AS, Gazis D, Mospan AR, Fried MW, Reddy KR, Lok AS. Prevalence and Factors Associated With Statin Use Among Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the TARGET-NASH Study. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: 458-460.e4. PMID: 33775894, PMCID: PMC8464616, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePrevalenceConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseStatin useReal-world cohortCoenzyme reductase inhibitorsHepatic decompensationCardiovascular eventsPatient factorsCardiovascular diseasePatientsLower mortalityReductase inhibitorsStatinsDiseasePrevalenceRiskDecompensationCarcinomaHepatotoxicityCohortMortality
2010
Racial and insurance disparities in the receipt of transplant among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Yu JC, Neugut AI, Wang S, Jacobson JS, Ferrante L, Khungar V, Lim E, Hershman DL, Brown RS, Siegel AB. Racial and insurance disparities in the receipt of transplant among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer 2010, 116: 1801-1809. PMID: 20143441, PMCID: PMC3664455, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaAdvanced diseaseCox modelMultivariable logistic regression modelColumbia University Medical CenterReceipt of transplantationPredictors of mortalityAmerican Cancer SocietyUniversity Medical CenterReceipt of transplantLogistic regression modelsLiver transplantTransplant recipientsConsecutive patientsMore patientsBlack patientsHispanic patientsPoor prognosisHCC patientsInsurance statusPoor survivalMedicaid patientsCancer SocietyMedical CenterMedicaid recipients