Basile Njei, MD, MPH, PhD

2024

• The impact of overweight and obesity on health outcomes in the United States from 1990 to 2021.

  Al Ta'ani O, Al-Ajlouni YA, Aleyadeh W, Al-Bitar F, Alsakarneh S, Saadeh A, Alhuneafat L, Njei B. The impact of overweight and obesity on health outcomes in the United States from 1990 to 2021. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024, 26: 5455-5465. PMID: 39261301, DOI: 10.1111/dom.15924.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• The burden of cirrhosis and other chronic liver disease in the middle east and North Africa (MENA) region over three decades.

  Al Ta'ani O, Aleyadeh W, Al-Ajlouni Y, Alnimer L, Ismail A, Natour B, Njei B. The burden of cirrhosis and other chronic liver disease in the middle east and North Africa (MENA) region over three decades. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2979. PMID: 39468483, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20445-5.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Recipient functional status impacts on short and long-term intestinal transplant outcomes in United States adults.

  Boateng S, Ameyaw P, Gyabaah S, Adjepong Y, Njei B. Recipient functional status impacts on short and long-term intestinal transplant outcomes in United States adults. World J Transplant 2024, 14: 93561. PMID: 39295973, DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i3.93561.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Severe Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data

  Torgersen J, Mezochow A, Newcomb C, Carbonari D, Hennessy S, Rentsch C, Park L, Tate J, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Mezzacappa C, Njei B, Roy J, Taddei T, Justice A, Re V. Severe Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 943-952. PMID: 38913369, PMCID: PMC11197444, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1836.

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• Impact of Recipient and Donor Body Mass Index on Survival Outcomes After Intestinal Transplantation: A United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis.

  Ameyaw PA, Boateng S, Annor EN, Njei B. Impact of Recipient and Donor Body Mass Index on Survival Outcomes After Intestinal Transplantation: A United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis. Ann Transplant 2024, 29: e943994. PMID: 38978263, DOI: 10.12659/AOT.943994.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Association of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) With an Increased Risk of Congestive Heart Failure in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

  Ugwendum D, Mohamed M, Al-Ajlouni YA, Nso N, Njei B. Association of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) With an Increased Risk of Congestive Heart Failure in Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Cureus 2024, 16: e62441. PMID: 39011212, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62441.

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• Cost-effectiveness analysis: The missing factor in the management of HCC.

  Njei B, Yi I, Strazzabosco M. Cost-effectiveness analysis: The missing factor in the management of HCC. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken) 2024, 23: e0178. PMID: 38860130, DOI: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000178.

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• Mortality, Hepatic Decompensation, and Cardiovascular- and Renal-Related Outcomes in Lean Versus Non-lean Patients Hospitalized With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH).

  Ezeani C, Omaliko C, Al-Ajlouni YA, Njei B. Mortality, Hepatic Decompensation, and Cardiovascular- and Renal-Related Outcomes in Lean Versus Non-lean Patients Hospitalized With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH). Cureus 2024, 16: e60968. PMID: 38915982, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60968.

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• Role of ammonia and glutamine in the pathogenesis and progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A systematic review.

  Njei B, Al-Ajlouni YA, Ameyaw P, Njei LP, Boateng S. Role of ammonia and glutamine in the pathogenesis and progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A systematic review. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024 PMID: 38763916, DOI: 10.1111/jgh.16603.

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• Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  Dimala CA, Nso N, Wasserlauf J, Njei B. Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024, 102580. PMID: 38653446, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102580.

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