2023
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis and Management in 2021: A National Veterans Affairs Quality Improvement Project
Rogal S, Taddei T, Monto A, Yakovchenko V, Patton H, Merante M, Spoutz P, Chia L, Yudkevich J, Aytaman A, Rabiee A, John B, Blechacz B, Cai C, Gilles H, Shah A, McCurdy H, Puri P, Jou J, Mazhar K, Dominitz J, Anwar J, Morgan T, Ioannou G. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis and Management in 2021: A National Veterans Affairs Quality Improvement Project. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2023, 22: 324-338. PMID: 37460005, PMCID: PMC10788380, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGood performance statusCurative treatmentHCC screeningHCC diagnosisPerformance statusEarly-stage diagnosisMedical record extractionAdvanced liver diseaseReceipt of treatmentStage diagnosisPreventative health care servicesHepatocellular carcinoma stageVA primary careQuality improvement projectHealth care servicesHepatocellular carcinoma diagnosisElectronic health recordsCirrhosis careNoncurative treatmentLiver diseaseCancer screeningPrimary careMultivariable modelCarcinoma stageNew diagnosis
2022
COVID-19 and the liver: a narrative review of the present state of knowledge
Thandassery RB, Dranoff JA, Perisetti A, Taddei T. COVID-19 and the liver: a narrative review of the present state of knowledge. Translational Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 36300154, PMCID: PMC9468988, DOI: 10.21037/tgh-20-243.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseLiver injuryComorbid conditionsAcute respiratory distress syndromeDirect viral cytotoxicityNon-immunosuppressed patientsAdvanced liver diseaseLiver function testsThird of patientsEpithelial cellsRespiratory distress syndromeResolution of diseaseResolution of illnessOngoing pandemicNovel corona virus diseaseType 2 pneumocytesCOVID-19Biliary epithelial cellsGastrointestinal epithelial cellsCorona Virus DiseaseLiver dysfunctionDistress syndromeFunction testsUninterrupted care
2021
Factors Associated With Access to and Receipt of Liver Transplantation in Veterans With End-stage Liver Disease
Kanwal F, Hernaez R, Liu Y, Taylor TJ, Rana A, Kramer JR, Naik AD, Smith D, Taddei T, Asch SM. Factors Associated With Access to and Receipt of Liver Transplantation in Veterans With End-stage Liver Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 949-959. PMID: 34028505, PMCID: PMC8145153, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.2051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseAdvanced liver diseaseLiver diseaseLiver transplantationCohort studyMedical recordsOrgan transplantsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemLower ratesRetrospective cohort studyWait-listed patientsAfrican American patientsComprehensive electronic medical recordsElectronic medical recordsHealth care systemReferral stepsLiver allograftsLiver transplantAdult patientsAlcohol etiologyLow annual incomePatient ageCurative therapyLiver cirrhosisSodium scoreMortality and Hepatic Decompensation in Patients With Cirrhosis and Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Anticoagulation
Serper M, Weinberg EM, Cohen JB, Reese PP, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE. Mortality and Hepatic Decompensation in Patients With Cirrhosis and Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Anticoagulation. Hepatology 2021, 73: 219-232. PMID: 32267547, PMCID: PMC7541418, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect oral anticoagulantsEffect of anticoagulationAtrial fibrillationCause mortalityMarginal structural modelsHepatic decompensationIschemic strokeMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdvanced liver diseaseAdverse cardiovascular eventsIncident atrial fibrillationSplanchnic vein thrombosisPropensity-score matchingCardiovascular eventsOral anticoagulantsVein thrombosisFinal cohortLiver diseaseTime-dependent confoundingAnticoagulationLower incidenceMedical CenterCirrhosisWarfarinU.S. veterans
2020
Palliative Care in Cirrhosis: Beyond Misconceptions
Jakab S, Verma M, Navarro V, Taddei T. Palliative Care in Cirrhosis: Beyond Misconceptions. Current Treatment Options In Gastroenterology 2020, 18: 245-254. DOI: 10.1007/s11938-020-00283-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced liver diseasePalliative careLiver diseaseManagement of patientsDifferent patient populationsQuality of lifeLiver transplantationSupportive carePatient populationLiver cancerPractical updateMedical providersRoutine practicePatientsCareCirrhosisDelivery modeBest delivery modeDiseaseCaregiversTransplantationHepatologyClarification of goalsSymptomsCancer
2019
The impact of socioeconomic status on outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: Inferences from primary insurance
Sellers CM, Uhlig J, Ludwig JM, Taddei T, Stein SM, Lim JK, Kim HS. The impact of socioeconomic status on outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: Inferences from primary insurance. Cancer Medicine 2019, 8: 5948-5958. PMID: 31436905, PMCID: PMC6792508, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaPrivate insuranceInsurance statusMedicaid patientsCox proportional hazards modelAdvanced liver diseaseChild-Pugh BHigh MELD scoreAmerican Joint CommitteeKaplan-Meier curvesProportional hazards modelInsurance groupsMELD scoreOverall survivalIndependent predictorsLiver diseaseMultivariable analysisTumor burdenCancer RegistryTumor sizePotential confoundersSurvival differencesCancer stageUnivariate analysisC disease