Viability Criteria for Functional Assessment of Donor Livers During Normothermic Machine Perfusion
Otto B. van Leeuwen, Vincent E. de Meijer, Robert J. Porte – 7 September 2018
The Association Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
Carrie R. Wong, Joseph K. Lim – 7 September 2018
Aortic Versus Dual Perfusion for Retrieval of the Liver After Brain Death: A National Registry Analysis
Ahmer M. Hameed, Tony Pang, Peter Yoon, Glenda Balderson, Ronald De Roo, Lawrence Yuen, Vincent Lam, Jerome Laurence, Michael Crawford, Richard D. M. Allen, Wayne J. Hawthorne, Henry C. Pleass – 7 September 2018 – There is lack of consensus in the literature regarding the comparative efficacy of in situ aortic‐only compared with dual (aortic and portal venous) perfusion for retrieval and transplantation of the liver.
Great Expectations: Principal Investigator and Trainee Perspectives on Hiring, Supervision, and Mentoring
Leonard Kaps, Jonathan G. Stine, Jessica Mellinger, Silvia Vilarinho – 7 September 2018 – A functioning mentor–trainee relationship is of high importance in academia. Discrepancies in expectations between principal investigators (PIs) and trainees are a source of misunderstandings and conflicts, endangering scientific progress and career advancement.
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7 September 2018
Pitfalls in Gd‐EOB‐DTPA–Enhanced Liver Magnetic Resonance Imaging With an Emphasis on Nontumorous Lesions
Yedaun Lee, So Yeon Kim, Seung Soo Lee, Seong Ho Park, Kyoung Won Kim, Jae Ho Byun, Moon‐Gyu Lee – 7 September 2018
Closing the Quality Chasm in Cirrhosis
Kai Rou Tey, Prashanthinie Mohan, Xibei Liu, Archita P. Desai – 7 September 2018
High‐Mobility Group Box‐1 and Liver Disease
Harriet Gaskell, Xiaodong Ge, Natalia Nieto – 7 September 2018 – High‐mobility group box‐1 (HMGB1) is a ubiquitous protein. While initially thought to be simply an architectural protein due to its DNA‐binding ability, evidence from the last decade suggests that HMGB1 is a key protein participating in the pathogenesis of acute liver injury and chronic liver disease.
PRO: Redistricting of United Network for Organ Sharing Regions to Improve Geographic Disparities in Liver Transplantation
Fernando H. Calmet, Maria Samuel, Paul Martin – 7 September 2018