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Combined Heart-Liver Transplant vs. Heart Transplant Alone: A Single Center Experience by Mazumder, Ritika, Ford, Andrew, Sims, Omar T., Modaresi Esfeh, Jamak

“…Combined heart-liver transplantation (CHLT) is a viable option for concurrent heart and liver failure, yet its indications are unclear. This preliminary study…”
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Associations between Bonus and Lottery COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Policies and Increases in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates: A Social Epidemiologic Analysis by Guo, Yuqi, Gao, Jingjing, Sims, Omar T

“…The objectives of this longitudinal study were to analyze the impact of COVID-19 vaccine incentive policies (e.g., bonuses and lottery entries) on county-level…”
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Factors Associated with Symptoms of Depression and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Guo, Yuqi, Sims, Omar T, Qin, Weidi, Yang, Fan

“…The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with symptoms of depression and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in China…”
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Factors associated with first-generation immigrant parents’ unwillingness to vaccinate their daughters for HPV by Guo, Yuqi, Sims, Omar T., Li, Qingyi, Yang, Fan

“…•The prevalence of immigrant parents’ unwillingness to vaccinate their daughters for HPV was 48%.•There were no wide variations in prevalence rates stratified…”
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COVID-19 vaccination intention and factors associated with hesitance and resistance in the deep south: Montgomery, Alabama by Gray, Cicily A, Lesser, Grace, Guo, Yuqi, Shah, Swapn, Allen, Shauntice, Wilkinson, Larrell L, Sims, Omar T

“…Using COVID-19-related survey data collected from residents in the city of Montgomery, Alabama, this study assessed the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine…”
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Impact of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease on clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 among persons living with HIV: A multicenter research network study by Krishnan, Arunkumar, Woreta, Tinsay A., Sims, Omar T., Hamilton, James P., Potter, James J., Alqahtani, Saleh A.

“…People living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) are at an increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) but how these patients react to…”
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A comparison of urban and non-urban African American older adults on health-related characteristics by Oh, Hyejung, Noh, Hyunjin, Sims, Omar T., Guo, Yuqi, Sawyer, Patricia

“…Although residential geographic health disparities have been noted in the previous literature, studies are specifically lacking on intra-group health…”
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Prevalence and predictors of co‐occurring diabetes and hypertension in community‐dwelling older adults by Sims, Omar T., Oh, Hyejung, Noh, Hyunjin, Melton, Pamela A., Sheffield, Samantha, Ingram, Kacey, Sawyer, Patricia

“…Aim The objectives of the present study were to estimate the prevalence of co‐occurring diabetes and hypertension among older adults, examine predictors of…”
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Liver Transplantation for Budd-Chiari Syndrome in the MELD Era by Alqahtani, Saleh A., Schneider, Carolin, Sims, Omar T., Gurakar, Ahmet, Tamim, Hani, Bonder, Alan, Saberi, Behnam

“…Background. To evaluate clinical characteristics and factors associated with survival among liver transplantation (LT) recipients with Budd-Chiari syndrome…”
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Racial Disparities in Hepatitis C Treatment Eligibility by Sims, Omar T, Pollio, David E, Hong, Barry A, North, Carol S

“…AbstractBackgroundHepatitis C (HCV) is more prevalent in African Americans than in any other racial group in the United States. However, African Americans are…”
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S1964 Development of a Novel Probabilistic Analysis and Reporting Algorithm in VCTE by Tripathi, Shalini, Schwartz, Jeffrey, Sims, Omar T., Carey, William, Chiang, Dian

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Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for obesity in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review by Salem, Victoria, AlHusseini, Noara, Abdul Razack, Habeeb Ibrahim, Naoum, Anastasia, Sims, Omar T., Alqahtani, Saleh A.

“…Summary Saudi Arabia (SA) has a reported obesity prevalence greater than the global average. Here, we systematically review firstly the prevalence and…”
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Stigma and Endometriosis: A Brief Overview and Recommendations to Improve Psychosocial Well-Being and Diagnostic Delay by Sims, Omar T, Gupta, Jhumka, Missmer, Stacey A, Aninye, Irene O

“…Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that affects approximately 1 in 10 women of reproductive age. Symptoms of severe pelvic pain, infertility,…”
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S1844 Coronary Artery Vasculopathy and Long-Term Rejection After Hepatitis C Viremic Heart Transplantation to Aviremic Recipients by Mazumder, Ritika, Khan, Sarah, Sims, Omar T., Starling, Randall C., Carey, William

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Predictors for outcomes and readmission rates following double balloon enteroscopy: a tertiary care experience by Shelnut, Danielle, Sims, Omar, Zaibaq, Jenine, Oh, Hyejung, Venkata, Krishna, Peter, Shajan

“…Abstract Aim The objectives of this study are to examine clinical characteristics of patients undergoing anterograde and retrograde double balloon enteroscopy…”
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An Epidemiologic Analysis of Associations between County-Level Per Capita Income, Unemployment Rate, and COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the United States by Guo, Yuqi, Kaniuka, Andrea R, Gao, Jingjing, Sims, Omar T

“…The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine associations between per capita income, unemployment rates, and COVID-19 vaccination rates at the…”
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S1195 Forecasting Future Hepatitis C Disease Burden Between Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic Older Adults in the United States by Sims, Omar T., Wang, Zhiyan, Guo, Yuqi

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S1682 Prevalence of Alcohol Use Among People Living with HCV in the United States: An 11-Year Epidemiologic Trends Analysis by Guo, Yuqi, Shi, Jingyi, Wu, Hongke, Alabbas, Mohammad, Sengupta, Shreya, Sims, Omar T.

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Risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes among people with HIV and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Krishnan, Arunkumar, Sims, Omar T., Surapaneni, Phani Keerthi, Woreta, Tinsay A., Alqahtani, Saleh A.

“…Objective: To examine and compare the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) between people with HIV (PWH) with and without nonalcoholic fatty…”
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Hepatitis C viremic lung transplantation to aviremic recipients: Comprehensive outcomes and post‐transplant viremia by Khan, Sarah, Mazumder, Ritika, Wang, Xiaofeng, Wang, Yifan, Sims, Omar T, Budev, Marie, Carey, William

“…Background/aims Direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) therapy has revolutionized solid organ transplantation by providing an opportunity to utilize organs from…”
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