2024
Identification of hepatic steatosis among persons with and without HIV using natural language processing
Torgersen J, Skanderson M, Kidwai-Khan F, Carbonari D, Tate J, Park L, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Taddei T, Justice A, Re V. Identification of hepatic steatosis among persons with and without HIV using natural language processing. Hepatology Communications 2024, 8: e0468. PMID: 38896066, PMCID: PMC11186806, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImaging ReportingSteatotic liver diseaseHIV statusHepatic steatosisPrevalence of metabolic comorbiditiesImaging studiesVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCompare patient characteristicsPositive predictive valueAlcohol use disorderAging Cohort StudyIdentification of hepatic steatosisHIV infectionHepatitis BMetabolic comorbiditiesNatural language processing algorithmsRadiological studiesCohort studyPatient characteristicsClinical reviewLiver diseaseHIVPredictive valueUse disorderClinical image reports
2020
Differences in Pathology, Staging, and Treatment between HIV+ and Uninfected Patients with Microscopically Confirmed Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Torgersen J, Taddei TH, Park LS, Carbonari DM, Kallan MJ, Richards K, Zhang X, Jhala D, Bräu N, Homer R, D'Addeo K, Mehta R, Skanderson M, Kidwai-Khan F, Justice AC, Re V. Differences in Pathology, Staging, and Treatment between HIV+ and Uninfected Patients with Microscopically Confirmed Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 71-78. PMID: 31575557, PMCID: PMC6980754, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-19-0503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHepatectomyHIV InfectionsHospitals, VeteransHumansImmunologic SurveillanceKaplan-Meier EstimateLiverLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageHIV statusHepatocellular carcinomaUninfected patientsHIV infectionTumor characteristicsUninfected personsPathology reportsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyLiver tissue samplingCohort of HIVMultivariable Cox regressionAdvanced hepatic fibrosisAging Cohort StudyLiver Cancer stageRisk of deathBackground hepatic parenchymaCohort studyHazard ratioLymphovascular invasionBCLC stageImproved survivalCox regressionHistologic featuresHepatic fibrosis
2019
Comparison of the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in HIV-infected and uninfected people
Torgersen J, So-Armah K, Freiberg MS, Goetz MB, Budoff MJ, Lim JK, Taddei T, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Kostman JR, Lo Re V. Comparison of the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in HIV-infected and uninfected people. BMC Gastroenterology 2019, 19: 52. PMID: 30987601, PMCID: PMC6466708, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-019-0969-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced hepatic fibrosisSeverity of steatosisHepatic steatosisHIV infectionHIV statusHepatic fibrosisLiver attenuationCardiovascular diseaseSteatosis severityUninfected individualsGreater severityVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNoncontrast abdominal CTAging Cohort StudySpleen attenuation ratioHepatic steatosis severityCross-sectional studyMultivariable linear regressionUninfected participantsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyAbdominal CTUninfected personsOverall prevalenceRisk factors
2016
HIV, Aging, and Viral Coinfections: Taking the Long View
Taddei TH, Re V, Justice AC. HIV, Aging, and Viral Coinfections: Taking the Long View. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2016, 13: 269-278. PMID: 27614654, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-016-0327-7.Books