2023
The Current State of Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases in the United States: A Call for Standardized Reporting
Sasaki K, Ruffolo L, Kim M, Fujiki M, Hashimoto K, Imaoka Y, Melcher M, Aucejo F, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R. The Current State of Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases in the United States: A Call for Standardized Reporting. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 2769-2777. PMID: 36719568, PMCID: PMC9888331, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13147-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal liver metastasesLiving donor LTLiver transplantationLiver metastasesNonresectable colorectal liver metastasesSurvival rateTime of LTOverall survival rateMELD-Na scoreDDLT groupLT patientsTransplant center characteristicsOncological historyDisease-freeTherapeutic optionsPatient selectionLiver tumorsHepatocellular carcinomaTransplant oncologyU.S. transplant centersPosttransplant outcomesSharing databaseTransplant centersUNOS dataPatients
2020
Big Data in Transplantation Practice-the Devil Is in the Detail-Fontan-associated Liver Disease.
Kim M, Nguyen A, Lo M, Kumar S, Bucuvalas J, Glynn E, Hoffman M, Fischer R, Emamaullee J. Big Data in Transplantation Practice-the Devil Is in the Detail-Fontan-associated Liver Disease. Transplantation 2020, 105: 18-22. PMID: 32639398, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBig DataChildChild, PreschoolData CollectionData MiningDatabases, FactualFemaleFontan ProcedureHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsFontan-associated liver diseasePatients post-FontanPost-FontanLiver diseaseSingle-ventricle heart diseaseHeart-liver transplantationProgressive hepatic fibrosisMultiple health systemsConsequences of chronic exposureFontan procedureFontan RegistryNoncardiac complicationsHeart-liverTime of heartFontan hemodynamicsLiver transplantationHepatocellular carcinomaFontanHepatic fibrosisIndividual patientsHeart diseasePatientsHealth systemAffected childrenTransplantationLong-Term Financial, Psychosocial, and Overall Health-Related Quality of Life After Living Liver Donation
Raza M, Kim M, Ding L, Fong T, Romero C, Genyk Y, Sher L, Emamaullee J. Long-Term Financial, Psychosocial, and Overall Health-Related Quality of Life After Living Liver Donation. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 253: 41-52. PMID: 32320896, PMCID: PMC8351216, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related quality of lifeHealth-related qualityQuality of lifeHRQoL outcomesU.S. population normsShort Form-36Quality of Life SurveyFollow-upDiverse patient populationsPhysical activityHealthy potential donorsPopulation normsLiving liver donorsShort formHealth insuranceLifetime follow-upU.S. populationQuality of Life Survey dataLife SurveyAging populationLiver donationPatient populationPostdonation follow-upOutcomesWork performance
2006
Association of increased interferon‐inducible gene expression with disease activity and lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Feng X, Wu H, Grossman J, Hanvivadhanakul P, FitzGerald J, Park G, Dong X, Chen W, Kim M, Weng H, Furst D, Gorn A, McMahon M, Taylor M, Brahn E, Hahn B, Tsao B. Association of increased interferon‐inducible gene expression with disease activity and lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2006, 54: 2951-2962. PMID: 16947629, DOI: 10.1002/art.22044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosus patientsSystemic lupus erythematosusActive renal diseaseLupus nephritis patientsIFN scoreDisease activityLupus erythematosusNephritis patientsLupus nephritisPresence of anti-double-stranded DNARenal diseaseNormal controlsPhysician Global Assessment scoreAnti-dsDNA antibody positivityAnti-double-stranded DNAHigher IFN scoresInactive lupus nephritisSafety of EstrogensGlobal Assessment scoreAssociated with neurological manifestationsAssociated with proteinuriaLupus nephritis therapyPeripheral blood cellsRheumatic disease controlsExpression levels