2023
Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice
Ilagan-Ying Y, Banini B, Do A, Lam R, Lim J. Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice. Current Gastroenterology Reports 2023, 25: 213-224. PMID: 37768417, DOI: 10.1007/s11894-023-00883-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-invasive testsFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseCommon chronic liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCurrent expert guidelinesHigh-risk patientsChronic liver diseaseSteatotic liver diseaseClinical practice implicationsHepatic decompensationLiver biopsySociety guidelinesSpecialty referralsNovel therapiesExpert guidelinesLiver cancerDisease awarenessObesity epidemicSerum indicesClinical practiceScreening toolDiseaseDiagnosisExercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Gunderson C, Zaman S, Lim J. Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Genes 2023, 14: 1811. PMID: 37761951, PMCID: PMC10531443, DOI: 10.3390/genes14091811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseEffects of exerciseFatty liver diseaseHistological outcomesLiver histologyLiver diseaseClinical trialsHistological endpointsSystematic reviewSignificant histopathological improvementNAFLD activity scoreImpact of exerciseIndependent effectsRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchHistopathological improvementExercise interventionActivity scoreClinical endpointsPooled estimatesMeta-AnalysisTotal participantsLiterature searchComparison groupLean NAFLD is associated with adverse liver events and mortality: Moving beyond BMI
Do A, Lim J. Lean NAFLD is associated with adverse liver events and mortality: Moving beyond BMI. Hepatology 2023, 78: 6-7. PMID: 36896961, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBroadening Horizons: Why Gastroenterologists Should Consider a Career in Obesity Medicine
Do A, Xu J. Broadening Horizons: Why Gastroenterologists Should Consider a Career in Obesity Medicine. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2023, 68: 725-728. PMID: 36670325, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-023-07827-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
The Independent Effect of Exercise on Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Lim J. The Independent Effect of Exercise on Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review. Clinical And Molecular Hepatology 2022, 29: s319-s332. PMID: 36517000, PMCID: PMC10029942, DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2022.0366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-invasive testsFatty liver diseaseHepatic steatosisLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseHistological endpointsIndependent effectsSystematic reviewNon-randomized interventional studyMagnetic resonance imaging-based techniquesAdditional large RCTsChronic liver diseaseSignificant histological improvementEffects of exerciseClinical outcome endpointsSystematic literature searchHistological improvementExercise interventionHepatocyte ballooningOriginal research studiesLarge RCTsOutcome endpointsInterventional studyOutcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis
Kim Y, Pacor J, Do A, Brennan J, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Outcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 563-570. PMID: 36376632, PMCID: PMC9971420, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-related diagnosesPercutaneous coronary interventionCardiac arrestHospital mortalityCoronary syndromeNational Inpatient Sample databaseManagement of ACSRisk of ACSCardiovascular risk factorsOutcomes of patientsAcute coronary syndromeProportion of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionNational Inpatient SampleHospital cardiac arrestRisk of mortalityBackgroundAcute coronary syndromeOutcomes of interestT-testStudent's t-testPrimary independent variableHospital outcomesACS managementCoronary interventionOpioid useIncreased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Ilagan-Ying YC, Almeida MN, Kahler-Quesada A, Ying L, Hughes ML, Do A, Hung KW. Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2022, 67: 5053-5062. PMID: 35182250, PMCID: PMC8857390, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07414-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient endoscopyCare centerEndoscopic proceduresIntensive care unit admissionAcademic tertiary care centerCare unit admissionProportion of patientsTertiary care centerCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHigher mortality riskDisease 2019 pandemicEarly COVID-19 pandemicICU admissionUnit admissionPatient demographicsUrgent indicationsBlood transfusionFirst waveHigher proportionPatient reluctanceMale genderUrgent proceduresProcedural characteristicsHospital careMost healthcare systems
2020
Drug development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: challenges in research, regulatory pathways, and study endpoints
Do A, Ilagan-Ying YC, Mehal WZ, Lim JK. Drug development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: challenges in research, regulatory pathways, and study endpoints. Expert Opinion On Drug Discovery 2020, 16: 125-134. PMID: 33086894, DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2020.1811674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisLiver diseaseHealthcare resource burdenNovel trial designsClinical trial researchSignificant healthcareCase definitionClinical trialsEfficacious treatmentNew therapiesEndpoint definitionsTrial designTreatment targetsMetabolic diseasesTrial researchClinical researchDrug development processQuality data reportingDrug approvalDiseaseResource burdenRegulatory pathwaysDrug development