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Pharmacotherapy for primary biliary cholangitis: an assessment of medication candidacy and rates of treatment by MacDonald, Nicholas, Loh, Rebecca, Fenkel, Jonathan M, Sass, David A, Halegoua-DeMarzio, Dina

“…Ursodeoxycholic acid is the preferred first-line therapy for primary biliary cholangitis. Alternative therapies, such as obeticholic acid, are recommended for…”
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease : A clinical review by SASS, David A, CHANG, Parke, CHOPRA, Kapil B

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may be the most common liver disease in the United States, with a high prevalence in the obese, type 2 diabetic population,…”
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A Head CT is Unnecessary in the Initial Evaluation of A Cirrhotic Patient with Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy by Kumar, Sumit, Modi, Ronak, Bhandari, Bhavik M, Sass, David A, Rothstein, Kenneth D

“…AbstractIntroduction and aim. The evaluation to determine the cause of hepatic encephalopathy consists primarily of laboratory testing to rule out infections…”
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Portal Hypertension and Variceal Hemorrhage by Sass, David A., MD, Chopra, Kapil B., MD, DM

“…Portal hypertension is a progressively debilitating complication of cirrhosis and a principal cause of mortality in patients who have hepatic decompensation…”
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Liver Transplantation in the 21st Century: Expanding the Donor Options by Sass, David A., MD, AGAF, Reich, David J., MD

“…Over the past decade, use of ECD organs for OLT has allowed many transplant programs to afford patients access to an otherwise scarce resource and to maintain…”
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Long-Term Care of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipient: Pearls for the Primary Care Provider by Sass, David A., MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD, Doyle, Alden M., MD, MS, MPH

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Distribution of serum concentrations reported for macroenzyme aspartate aminotransferase (macro-AST) by Rubin, Asa S., Sass, David A., Stickle, Douglas F.

“…The presence of macroenzyme (M) is often the explanation of an isolated elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST). Where M is identified, it is reasonable…”
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Listing Practices for Morbidly Obese Patients at Liver Transplantation Centers in the United States by Halegoua-De Marzio, Dina L, Wong, She-Yan, Fenkel, Jonathan M, Doria, Cataldo, Sass, David A

“…The effect of morbid obesity on liver transplant outcomes has yielded mixed results. The aim of this study was to determine listing practices for morbidly…”
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Liver Disease in Pregnancy by Matin, Ayaz, MD, Sass, David A., MD, AGAF

“…This article briefly discusses gestational physiologic changes and thereafter reviews liver diseases during pregnancy, which are divided into 3 main…”
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S4349 A Case of Chronic Hepatitis E in a Liver Transplant Recipient by Varghese, Nevin, Tran, Tammy, Redfield, Rachel, Sass, David A., Tholey, Danielle M.

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Antibiotic prophylaxis for pre–liver transplant patients: where is the evidence? by Stoopler, Eric T., DMD, FDS RCSEd, Lockhart, Peter B., DDS, FDS RCSEd, FDS RCPS, Sass, David A., MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF

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Acute autoimmune hepatitis presenting with peripheral blood eosinophilia by Chowdry, Shoket, Rubin, Erin, Sass, David A

“… Peripheral blood eosinophilia has been described in a broad variety of allergic, infectious, neoplastic and autoimmune diseases. To the best of our knowledge…”
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Hepatology Update: Current Management and New Therapies by Sass, David A., MD, AGAF

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Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation due to Acute Hepatitis A Virus Infection by Xie, Chencheng, Fenkel, Jonathan M., Halegoua-DeMarzio, Dina L., Civan, Jesse M., Tholey, Danielle M., Herrine, Steven K., Thapar, Manish, Ambelil, Manju, Arastu, Sanaa, Frank, Adam M., Shah, Ashesh P., Glorioso, Jamie M., Ramirez, Carlo G., Bodzin, Adam S., Maley, Warren R., Sass, David A.

“…Introduction. Hepatitis A infection (HAV) is generally characterized by an acute icteric illness or may have a subclinical self-limited course, although…”
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S3249 A Deadly Case of Vibrio vulnificus Bacteremia After Shellfish Consumption in a Patient With Cirrhosis by Force, Madison, Bilello, Justin, Kishfy, Louis, Garrido, Daniel, Sass, David A.

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Is the monocyte chemotactic protein-1 -2518 G allele a risk factor for severe acute pancreatitis? by Papachristou, Georgios I, Sass, David A, Avula, Haritha, Lamb, Janette, Lokshin, Anna, Barmada, M Michael, Slivka, Adam, Whitcomb, David C

“…Acute pancreatitis (AP) reflects the intensity of the inflammatory response and is divided into mild AP (MAP) or severe AP (SAP). Monocyte chemotactic…”
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S4233 A Rare Case of Fluid Overload-Associated Large B Cell Lymphoma in a Patient With Hepatitis C Cirrhosis by Shelukar, Sanjna, Agarwal, Amit, Gross, Jonathan, Truscello, David, Flerova, Elizaveta, Gesiotto, Quinto, Alpdogan, Onder, Civan, Jesse M., Sass, David A.

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Genetic Control of Autoimmunity: Protection from Diabetes, but Spontaneous Autoimmune Biliary Disease in a Nonobese Diabetic Congenic Strain by Koarada, Syuichi, Wu, Yuehong, Fertig, Noreen, Sass, David A, Nalesnik, Michael, Todd, John A, Lyons, Paul A, Fenyk-Melody, Judith, Rainbow, Daniel B, Wicker, Linda S, Peterson, Laurence B, Ridgway, William M

“…At least 20 insulin-dependent diabetes (Idd) loci modify the progression of autoimmune diabetes in the NOD mouse, an animal model of human type 1 diabetes. The…”
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S1334 Pharmacotherapy for Primary Biliary Cholangitis: An Assessment of Medication Candidacy and Rates of Treatment by MacDonald, Nicholas J., Loh, Rebecca, Fenkel, Jonathan M., Sass, David A., Halegoua-DeMarzio, Dina

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Unexplained Isolated Elevation in Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase: Think Macro by Sass, David A., MD, Chadalavada, Rajagopal, MD, Virji, Mohamed A., MD, PhD

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