Male Sex Is Associated With Higher Rates of Liver‐Related Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Cirrhosis
John BV, Aitcheson G, Schwartz KB, Khakoo NS, Dahman B, Deng Y, Goldberg D, Martin P, Taddei T, Levy C, Kaplan DE. Male Sex Is Associated With Higher Rates of Liver‐Related Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Cirrhosis. Hepatology 2021, 74: 879-891. PMID: 33636012, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary biliary cholangitisLiver-related deathHepatocellular carcinomaBiliary cholangitisMale sexTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelUrsodeoxycholic acid responseLiver-related mortalityHigher unadjusted ratesRisk of deathVeterans Health AdministrationProportional hazards modelAssociation of sexImpact of sexPBC cirrhosisMale patientsUnadjusted ratesWorse outcomesTotal bilirubinCirrhosisLarge cohortHigh riskHazards modelTransplantationImpact of Obeticholic acid Exposure on Decompensation and Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Cirrhosis
John BV, Schwartz K, Levy C, Dahman B, Deng Y, Martin P, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE. Impact of Obeticholic acid Exposure on Decompensation and Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2021, 5: 1426-1436. PMID: 34430786, PMCID: PMC8369937, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary biliary cholangitisLiver-related mortalityHepatic decompensationOCA useOCA usersPBC cirrhosisObeticholic acidPropensity score modelBiliary cholangitisScore modelRetrospective cohort studySerious liver injuryTreatment of patientsEffect of treatmentCohort studyPartial respondersLiver injuryMultivariable analysisPotential confoundersC-statisticUS veteransUrsodeoxycholic acidBaseline riskCirrhosisDecompensationUrsodeoxycholic Acid Response Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis With Compensated Cirrhosis
John BV, Khakoo NS, Schwartz KB, Aitchenson G, Levy C, Dahman B, Deng Y, Goldberg DS, Martin P, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH. Ursodeoxycholic Acid Response Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis With Compensated Cirrhosis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2021, 116: 1913-1923. PMID: 33989225, PMCID: PMC8410631, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-related deathPrimary biliary cholangitisUDCA responseHepatic decompensationHepatocellular carcinomaUrsodeoxycholic acidUDCA respondersPortal hypertensionPartial respondersBiliary cholangitisTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelUrsodeoxycholic acid responseLiver-related mortalityRetrospective cohort studyProportional hazards modelPBC cirrhosisCompensated cirrhosisCohort studyMale patientsClinical benefitUnadjusted ratesCirrhosisReduced mortalityDecompensation