A Comprehensive Assessment of Liver Transplant Trends and Outcomes Among Adults With Steatotic Liver Disease in the U.S.
In 2023, nearly one-quarter of MASH liver transplant waitlist registrants were Hispanics. Approximately half and 1 in 6 ALD waitlist registrants were women and younger adults, respectively. These concerning trends are amplified by the disparities in LT outcomes observed among women and ethnic minorities.
Authors
- Shyam Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1181-0669)
- Robert J. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8923-2806)
- Ramsey Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0211-7013)
- Sohil H. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9739-4362)
- Ashwani Kumar Singal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-3998)
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3507-4504)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- California Pacific Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Louisville VA Medical Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gastro Hep Advances
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2024.100609
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39