2022
Trends in Survival for Pediatric Transplantation.
Hickner B, Anand A, Godfrey E, Dunson J, Reul R, Cotton R, Galvan N, O'Mahony C, Goss J, Rana A. Trends in Survival for Pediatric Transplantation. Pediatrics 2022, 149 PMID: 35079811, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-049632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreat survivalKidney transplantPosttransplant survivalHeart transplantPediatric transplantationMultivariable Cox regressionPercentage of patientsKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testLiver transplantPosttransplant outcomesTreat analysisTransplant ratesCox regressionDonor poolPatient's perspectiveTransplantPatient careStudy periodΧ2 testLiverSurvivalTransplantationSignificant increaseChildren
2020
Survival on the Heart Transplant Waiting List
Bakhtiyar SS, Godfrey EL, Ahmed S, Lamba H, Morgan J, Loor G, Civitello A, Cheema FH, Etheridge WB, Goss J, Rana A. Survival on the Heart Transplant Waiting List. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 1227-1235. PMID: 32785619, PMCID: PMC7675100, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.2795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular assist deviceHeart transplant waiting listList survivalTransplant waiting listWaiting listMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisHeart transplantation waiting listAdjusted survival analysisHazards regression analysisTransplantation waiting listWait-listed candidatesCandidate risk factorsHeart transplantationList mortalityUNOS databaseClinical improvementHeart transplantPrimary outcomeAdjusted analysisSurvival outcomesKaplan-MeierPatient groupUnited NetworkResponse to “Reply to: ‘The decreasing predictive power of MELD in an era of changing etiology of liver disease’”
Godfrey EL, Malik TH, Lai JC, Mindikoglu AL, Galván NTN, Cotton RT, O'Mahony CA, Goss JA, Rana A. Response to “Reply to: ‘The decreasing predictive power of MELD in an era of changing etiology of liver disease’”. American Journal Of Transplantation 2020, 20: 903-904. PMID: 31943742, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15783.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The decreasing predictive power of MELD in an era of changing etiology of liver disease
Godfrey EL, Malik TH, Lai JC, Mindikoglu AL, Galván NTN, Cotton RT, O'Mahony CA, Goss JA, Rana A. The decreasing predictive power of MELD in an era of changing etiology of liver disease. American Journal Of Transplantation 2019, 19: 3299-3307. PMID: 31394020, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMELD scoreLiver diseaseNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseHCV-positive patientsHCV-positive statusLab-MELD scoreAlcoholic liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseBest supportive therapyDe-identified dataLiver transplantLiver transplantationMELD eraFailure etiologyWaitlist deathsSupportive therapyUnited NetworkEtiology of diseaseOrgan SharingConcordance statisticDiseaseMortalityEtiologyMELDPatientsThe Man with 2 Hearts: 25 Years from Heterotopic to Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Godfrey E, Kueht M, Rana A, Frazier O. The Man with 2 Hearts: 25 Years from Heterotopic to Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2019, 46: 199-202. PMID: 31708703, PMCID: PMC6827470, DOI: 10.14503/thij-17-6544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterotopic heart transplantationHeart transplantationOrthotopic transplantationHeart failureHuman leukocyte antigen mismatchesIntra-aortic balloon pumpIdiopathic nonischemic cardiomyopathyOrthotopic heart transplantationEnd-stage heart failureManagement of end-stage heart failureMechanical circulatory supportCoronary artery stentingAntigen mismatchesNonischemic cardiomyopathyGraft survivalMedical therapyBalloon pumpHeterotopic allograftsCardiac supportArtery stentingMechanical circulatory assist devicesPoor histocompatibilityTransplantationHeart functionNative heart functionLiver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease An Update
Godfrey EL, Stribling R, Rana A. Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease An Update. Clinics In Liver Disease 2019, 23: 127-139. PMID: 30454827, DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2018.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcoholic liver diseaseLiver diseaseAbstinence periodBetter long-term outcomesLiver disease burdenSevere alcoholic hepatitisOverall favorable outcomeLong-term outcomesAlcohol use treatmentUnique health concernsMinimum abstinence periodPosttransplantation riskAlcoholic hepatitisLiver transplantationMetabolic complicationsEarly transplantationDisease burdenFavorable outcomeBetter outcomesHealth concernUse treatmentTransplantationOutcomesDiseaseSelection criteriaOutcomes in Solid-Organ Transplantation: Success and Stagnation
Rana A, Godfrey EL. Outcomes in Solid-Organ Transplantation: Success and Stagnation. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2019, 46: 75-76. PMID: 30833851, PMCID: PMC6379008, DOI: 10.14503/thij-18-6749.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
MELD-Na (the new MELD) and peri-operative outcomes in emergency surgery
Godfrey E, Kueht M, Rana A, Awad S. MELD-Na (the new MELD) and peri-operative outcomes in emergency surgery. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 216: 407-413. PMID: 29871737, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeri-operative outcomesPost-operative complicationsEmergency surgeryDischarged to homeMELD-NaOutcomes of cirrhotic patientsPredictors of discharge to homeMELD-Na scoreRetrospective chart reviewNon-transplant surgeryPeri-operative riskCirrhotic patientsSerum sodiumChart reviewScore thresholdIncreased riskSurgeryLife-savingPatientsMultivariate regressionNegative predictorCirrhosisComplicationsOutcomesRisk threshold
2016
Deliberate liver transplantation for fulminant liver failure with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Kueht M, Cotton R, Godfrey E, Dreyer Z, Fishman D, Goss J. Deliberate liver transplantation for fulminant liver failure with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Liver Transplantation 2016, 22: 1724-1726. PMID: 27597163, DOI: 10.1002/lt.24627.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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