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Kara Wegermann, Ayako Suzuki, Alisha M. Mavis, Manal F. Abdelmalek, Anna Mae Diehl, Cynthia A. Moylan – 11 October 2020

Adherence to Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics Is Associated With Reduced Odds of Hepatic Steatosis

Leah R. DeCoste, Na Wang, Joseph N. Palmisano, Jean Mendez, Udo Hoffmann, Emelia J. Benjamin, Michelle T. Long – 10 October 2020 – The American Heart Association (AHA) introduced Life’s Simple 7 as a metric to define ideal cardiovascular health. We examined the association between cardiovascular health score (CHS) and prevalent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among Framingham Heart Study participants with varying genetic risk of NAFLD. Framingham Heart Study participants who underwent abdominal computed tomography scans were included (n = 2,773).

Improving Medication‐Related Outcomes in Chronic Liver Disease

Kelly L. Hayward, Rianne A. Weersink – 10 October 2020 – Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) are becoming increasingly complex due to the rising prevalence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy. Medications are often essential to manage the underlying liver disease, complications of cirrhosis and portal hypertension, and comorbidities. However, medication‐related problems (MRPs) have been associated with adverse patient outcomes, including hospitalization and mortality. Factors that can contribute to MRPs in people with CLD are variable and often entwined.

Variation in Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes Across Transplant Centers in the United States

Katherine Ross‐Driscoll, Michael Kramer, Raymond Lynch, Laura Plantinga, Joel Wedd, Rachel Patzer – 9 October 2020 – Little is known about the role that transplant centers may play in perpetuating racial disparities after liver transplantation, which are unexplained by patient‐level factors. We examined variation in between‐center and within‐center disparities among 34,114 Black and White liver transplant recipients in the United States from 2010 to 2017 using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient (SRTR) data.

Variation in Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes Across Transplant Centers in the United States

Katherine Ross‐Driscoll, Michael Kramer, Raymond Lynch, Laura Plantinga, Joel Wedd, Rachel Patzer – 9 October 2020 – Little is known about the role that transplant centers may play in perpetuating racial disparities after liver transplantation, which are unexplained by patient‐level factors. We examined variation in between‐center and within‐center disparities among 34,114 Black and White liver transplant recipients in the United States from 2010 to 2017 using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient (SRTR) data.

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