2021
Frailty Is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Diverse Major Surgeries
Mahmud N, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH, Goldberg DS. Frailty Is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Diverse Major Surgeries. Liver Transplantation 2021, 27: 699-710. PMID: 33226691, PMCID: PMC8517916, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMayo risk scoreHospital Frailty Risk ScorePostoperative mortalityPatient frailtyRisk scoreMELD-NaMajor surgeryLiver diseaseRisk factorsEnd-stage liver diseaseFrailty Risk ScorePreoperative frailty assessmentRetrospective cohort studySurgical risk scoresMajority of patientsCox regression modelPoor postoperative survivalRisk prediction modelAdditional important predictorChild-TurcotteFrailty assessmentFrailty scorePostoperative survivalCohort studyPostoperative risk
2009
The underrecognized progressive nature of N370S Gaucher disease and assessment of cancer risk in 403 patients
Taddei TH, Kacena KA, Yang M, Yang R, Malhotra A, Boxer M, Aleck KA, Rennert G, Pastores GM, Mistry PK. The underrecognized progressive nature of N370S Gaucher disease and assessment of cancer risk in 403 patients. American Journal Of Hematology 2009, 84: 208-214. PMID: 19260119, PMCID: PMC3008404, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetBone Diseases, MetabolicChildCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleGaucher DiseaseGenetic HeterogeneityGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeGlucosylceramidaseHumansHypergammaglobulinemiaIncidenceJewsMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaMutation, MissenseNeoplasmsOrgan SpecificityPhenotypePoint MutationRiskVisceraYoung AdultConceptsMultiple myelomaGaucher diseaseSkeletal diseaseRelative riskCancer riskType 1 Gaucher's diseaseCommon lysosomal storage disorderCross-sectional studyOverall cancer riskProgressive skeletal diseaseAdaptive immune systemLysosomal storage disorderAdult patientsEntire cohortLifetime riskNatural courseHematologic malignanciesRelative sparingHematologic diseasesHigh riskHigh incidencePatientsGBA1 geneHomozygous patientsImmune system