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ArticleTransplantation direct2022

Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis D Virus in the United States: A UNOS Study on Outcomes in the MELD Era.

Tatyana Kushner, Ben L Da, Aryana Chan, Douglas Dieterich, Keith Sigel, Behnam Saberi

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Article in Transplantation direct, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bulevirtide Monotherapy Is Safe and Well Tolerated in Chronic Hepatitis Delta: An Integrated Safety Analysis of Bulevirtide Clinical Trials at Week 48.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tatyana KushnerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Ben L DaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hepatology, Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Barbara and Zucker School of Medicine for Hofstra/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY.
Aryana ChanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Douglas DieterichDepartment of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Keith SigelDivision of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Behnam SaberiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWithout available curative therapies for delta hepatitis (hepatitis delta virus [HDV]), hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among HDV patients often necessitates liver transplantation (LT). The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes of LT among hepatitis B virus (HBV)/HDV patients in the United States.

methodsWe performed the first US-based retrospective study of patients who underwent LT for HDV compared with HBV (monoinfection) in the years 2002-2019. We evaluated posttransplant survival and predictors of survival.

resultsWe identified a total of 152 HBV/HDV and 5435 HBV patients who underwent LT. HDV patients were younger at transplant (52 versus 55,

conclusionsHDV patients were sicker and more likely to be listed for LT for decompensated disease compared with HBV patients. Post-LT survival was similar between HDV and HBV patients, in contrast to prior international studies that suggested worse post-LT survival in HBV patients due to higher rates of HBV reactivation.

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PMID34957333
PMCPMC8691494
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