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Bacteriophage targeting of gut bacterium attenuates alcoholic liver disease by Duan, Yi, Llorente, Cristina, Lang, Sonja, Brandl, Katharina, Chu, Huikuan, Jiang, Lu, White, Richard C., Clarke, Thomas H., Nguyen, Kevin, Torralba, Manolito, Shao, Yan, Liu, Jinyuan, Hernandez-Morales, Adriana, Lessor, Lauren, Rahman, Imran R., Miyamoto, Yukiko, Ly, Melissa, Gao, Bei, Sun, Weizhong, Kiesel, Roman, Hutmacher, Felix, Lee, Suhan, Ventura-Cots, Meritxell, Bosques-Padilla, Francisco, Verna, Elizabeth C., Abraldes, Juan G., Brown, Robert S., Vargas, Victor, Altamirano, Jose, Caballería, Juan, Shawcross, Debbie L., Ho, Samuel B., Louvet, Alexandre, Lucey, Michael R., Mathurin, Philippe, Garcia-Tsao, Guadalupe, Bataller, Ramon, Tu, Xin M., Eckmann, Lars, van der Donk, Wilfred A., Young, Ry, Lawley, Trevor D., Stärkel, Peter, Pride, David, Fouts, Derrick E., Schnabl, Bernd

“…Chronic liver disease due to alcohol-use disorder contributes markedly to the global burden of disease and mortality 1 – 3 . Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe…”
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Clinical Best Practice Advice for Hepatology and Liver Transplant Providers During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: AASLD Expert Panel Consensus Statement by Fix, Oren K., Hameed, Bilal, Fontana, Robert J., Kwok, Ryan M., McGuire, Brendan M., Mulligan, David C., Pratt, Daniel S., Russo, Mark W., Schilsky, Michael L., Verna, Elizabeth C., Loomba, Rohit, Cohen, David E., Bezerra, Jorge A., Reddy, K. Rajender, Chung, Raymond T.

“…Background and Aims Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), the illness caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, is rapidly spreading throughout the world. Hospitals and…”
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Hepatic pathology in patients dying of COVID-19: a series of 40 cases including clinical, histologic, and virologic data by Lagana, Stephen M., Kudose, Satoru, Iuga, Alina C., Lee, Michael J., Fazlollahi, Ladan, Remotti, Helen E., Del Portillo, Armando, De Michele, Simona, de Gonzalez, Anne Koehne, Saqi, Anjali, Khairallah, Pascale, Chong, Alexander M., Park, Heekuk, Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin, Lefkowitch, Jay H., Verna, Elizabeth C.

“…The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus disease 19, or COVID-19) primarily causes pulmonary injury, but has been implicated to cause hepatic injury, both…”
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Changes in frailty are associated with waitlist mortality in patients with cirrhosis by Lai, Jennifer C., Dodge, Jennifer L., Kappus, Matthew R., Dunn, Michael A., Volk, Michael L., Duarte-Rojo, Andres, Ganger, Daniel R., Rahimi, Robert S., McCulloch, Charles E., Haugen, Christine E., McAdams-DeMarco, Mara, Ladner, Daniela P., Segev, Dorry L., Verna, Elizabeth C.

“…To date, studies evaluating the association between frailty and mortality in patients with cirrhosis have been limited to assessments of frailty at a single…”
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Sofosbuvir, Velpatasvir, and Voxilaprevir for Previously Treated HCV Infection by Bourlière, Marc, Gordon, Stuart C, Flamm, Steven L, Cooper, Curtis L, Ramji, Alnoor, Tong, Myron, Ravendhran, Natarajan, Vierling, John M, Tran, Tram T, Pianko, Stephen, Bansal, Meena B, de Lédinghen, Victor, Hyland, Robert H, Stamm, Luisa M, Dvory-Sobol, Hadas, Svarovskaia, Evguenia, Zhang, Jie, Huang, K.C, Subramanian, G. Mani, Brainard, Diana M, McHutchison, John G, Verna, Elizabeth C, Buggisch, Peter, Landis, Charles S, Younes, Ziad H, Curry, Michael P, Strasser, Simone I, Schiff, Eugene R, Reddy, K. Rajender, Manns, Michael P, Kowdley, Kris V, Zeuzem, Stefan

“…In two trials involving patients with hepatitis C in whom previous treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents failed, treatment for 12 weeks with…”
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DAA therapy and long-term hepatic function in advanced/decompensated cirrhosis: Real-world experience from HCV-TARGET cohort by Verna, Elizabeth C., Morelli, Giuseppe, Terrault, Norah A., Lok, Anna S., Lim, Joseph K., Di Bisceglie, Adrian M., Zeuzem, Stefan, Landis, Charles S., Kwo, Paul, Hassan, Mohamed, Manns, Michael P., Vainorius, Monika, Akushevich, Lucy, Nelson, David R., Fried, Michael W., Reddy, K. Rajender

“…Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy is used in patients with HCV-related decompensated cirrhosis with the expectation of improving hepatic function. However,…”
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Dysregulation of serum bile acids and FGF19 in alcoholic hepatitis by Brandl, Katharina, Hartmann, Phillipp, Jih, Lily J., Pizzo, Donald P., Argemi, Josepmaria, Ventura-Cots, Meritxell, Coulter, Sally, Liddle, Christopher, Ling, Lei, Rossi, Stephen J., DePaoli, Alex M., Loomba, Rohit, Mehal, Wajahat Z., Fouts, Derrick E., Lucey, Michael R., Bosques-Padilla, Francisco, Mathurin, Philippe, Louvet, Alexander, Garcia-Tsao, Guadalupe, Verna, Elizabeth C., Abraldes, Juan G., Brown, Robert S., Vargas, Victor, Altamirano, Jose, Caballería, Juan, Shawcross, Debbie, Stärkel, Peter, Ho, Samuel B., Bataller, Ramon, Schnabl, Bernd

“…[Display omitted] •Serum FGF19 and bile acids are significantly increased in patients with alcoholic hepatitis.•Total and conjugated bile acids correlated…”
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Precipitants of Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure: An Opportunity for Preventative Measures to Improve Outcomes by Cullaro, Giuseppe, Sharma, Rajani, Trebicka, Jonel, Cárdenas, Andrés, Verna, Elizabeth C.

“…Acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a feared complication that can develop at any stage of chronic liver disease. The incidence of ACLF is increasing,…”
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Colonizing multidrug-resistant bacteria and the longitudinal evolution of the intestinal microbiome after liver transplantation by Annavajhala, Medini K., Gomez-Simmonds, Angela, Macesic, Nenad, Sullivan, Sean B., Kress, Anna, Khan, Sabrina D., Giddins, Marla J., Stump, Stephania, Kim, Grace I., Narain, Ryan, Verna, Elizabeth C., Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin

“…Infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation (LT). Gut dysbiosis…”
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Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Significantly Reduces Body Mass Index and Metabolic Complications in Obese Patients by Sharaiha, Reem Z., MD MSc, Kumta, Nikhil A., MD MS, Saumoy, Monica, MD, Desai, Amit P., MD, Sarkisian, Alex M., MD, Benevenuto, Andrea, NP, Tyberg, Amy, MD, Kumar, Rekha, MD, Igel, Leon, MD, Verna, Elizabeth C., MD MSc, Schwartz, Robert, MD, Frissora, Christina, MD, Shukla, Alpana, MD, Aronne, Louis J., MD, Kahaleh, Michel, MD

“…Abstract Background & Aims Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is an incisionless, minimally invasive bariatric procedure that reduces the length and width of…”
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Use of probiotics in gastrointestinal disorders: what to recommend? by Verna, Elizabeth C., Lucak, Susan

“…Perturbation of bacterial microflora of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract may play an important role in the pathophysiology of some GI disorders. Probiotics have…”
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The impact of right atrial pressure on outcomes in patients undergoing TIPS, an ALTA group study by Bommena, Shoma, Mahmud, Nadim, Boike, Justin R, Thornburg, Bartley G, Kolli, Kanti P, Lai, Jennifer C, German, Margarita, Morelli, Giuseppe, Spengler, Erin, Said, Adnan, Desai, Archita P, Junna, Shilpa, Paul, Sonali, Frenette, Catherine, Verna, Elizabeth C, Goel, Aparna, Gregory, Dyanna, Padilla, Cynthia, VanWagner, Lisa B, Fallon, Michael B

“…Single-center studies in patients undergoing TIPS suggest that elevated right atrial pressure (RAP) may influence survival. We assessed the impact of pre-TIPS…”
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Financial, policy, and ethical barriers to the expansion of living donor liver transplant: Meeting report from a living donor liver transplant consensus conference by Pillai, Anjana, Verna, Elizabeth C., Parikh, Neehar D., Cooper, Matthew, Thiessen, Carrie, Heimbach, Julie, Gordon, Elisa J., Sapisochin, Gonzalo, Selzner, Nazia, Mathur, Amit, Perito, Emily R., Jesse, Michelle, Liapakis, AnnMarie, Kumar, Vineeta

“…Introduction In October 2021, the American Society of Transplantation (AST) hosted a virtual consensus conference aimed at identifying and addressing barriers…”
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The Role of Sarcopenia and Frailty in Hepatic Encephalopathy Management by Lucero, Catherine, MD, Verna, Elizabeth C., MD, MS

“…Normal regulation of total body and circulating ammonia requires a delicate interplay in ammonia formation and breakdown between several organ systems. In the…”
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Acute kidney injury is associated with higher mortality and healthcare costs in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis by Karagozian, Raffi, Bhardwaj, Gaurav, Wakefield, Dorothy B, Verna, Elizabeth C

“…AbstractIntroduction and ObjectivesAKI is known to be associated with increased risk of mortality, however limited information is available on how AKI impacts…”
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Pancreatic Cancer Screening in a Prospective Cohort of High-Risk Patients: A Comprehensive Strategy of Imaging and Genetics by VERNA, Elizabeth C, HWANG, Caroline, FRUCHT, Harold, STEVENS, Peter D, ROTTERDAM, Heidrun, STAVROPOULOS, Stavros N, SY, Carolyn D, PRINCE, Martin A, CHUNG, Wendy K, FINE, Robert L, CHABOT, John A

“…Pancreatic cancer is a virtually uniformly fatal disease. We aimed to determine if screening to identify curable neoplasms is effective when offered to…”
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Recurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis in the Adult‐to‐Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study: Comparison of risk factors between living and deceased donor recipients by Gordon, Fredric D., Goldberg, David S., Goodrich, Nathan P., Lok, Anna S. F., Verna, Elizabeth C., Selzner, Nazia, Stravitz, R. Todd, Merion, Robert M.

“…Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) recurs in 15%‐25% of patients transplanted for PSC. In the United States, PSC transplant patients are more likely to…”
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Alcohol‐Associated Liver Disease Before and After COVID‐19—An Overview and Call for Ongoing Investigation by Moon, Andrew M., Curtis, Brenda, Mandrekar, Pranoti, Singal, Ashwani K., Verna, Elizabeth C., Fix, Oren K.

“…The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on patients with alcohol‐associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder…”
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Hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus drugs in pregnancy: Findings from the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry by Brown, Robert S, Verna, Elizabeth C, Pereira, Marcus R, Tilson, Hugh H, Aguilar, Christopher, Leu, Cheng-Shiun, Buti, Maria, Fagan, Elizabeth A

“…Background & Aims Fetal safety of antiviral therapies is important given the long-term treatment of women with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection who may…”
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The diagnostic yield of exome sequencing in liver diseases from a curated gene panel by Kong, Xiao-Fei, Bogyo, Kelsie, Kapoor, Sheena, Shea, Patrick R., Groopman, Emily E., Thomas-Wilson, Amanda, Cocchi, Enrico, Milo Rasouly, Hila, Zheng, Beishi, Sun, Siming, Zhang, Junying, Martinez, Mercedes, Vittorio, Jennifer M., Dove, Lorna M., Marasa, Maddalena, Wang, Timothy C., Verna, Elizabeth C., Worman, Howard J., Gharavi, Ali G., Goldstein, David B., Wattacheril, Julia

“…Exome sequencing (ES) has been used in a variety of clinical settings but there are limited data on its utility for diagnosis and/or prediction of monogenic…”
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