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NAAVENTHAN PALANIYAPPAN's Outputs (16)

Long-term outcomes (beyond 5 years) of liver transplant recipients - a transatlantic multicentre study (2023)
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Palaniyappan, N., Peach, E., Pearce, F., Dhaliwal, A., Campos-Varela, I., Cant, M. R., …Aravinthan, A. D. (2024). Long-term outcomes (beyond 5 years) of liver transplant recipients - a transatlantic multicentre study. Liver Transplantation, 30(2), 170-181. https://doi.org/10.1097/LVT.0000000000000244

The long-term (>5 year) outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) have not been extensively reported. The aim was to evaluate outcomes of LT recipients who have survived the first 5 years. A
multicentre retrospective analysis of prospectively... Read More about Long-term outcomes (beyond 5 years) of liver transplant recipients - a transatlantic multicentre study.

Long-term outcomes (beyond 5 years) of liver transplant recipients--a transatlantic multicenter study (2023)
Journal Article
Palaniyappan, N., Peach, E., Pearce, F., Dhaliwal, A., Campos-Varela, I., Cant, M. R., …Aravinthan, A. D. (2024). Long-term outcomes (beyond 5 years) of liver transplant recipients--a transatlantic multicenter study. Liver Transplantation, 30(2), 170-181. https://doi.org/10.1097/LVT.0000000000000244

The long-term (>5y) outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) have not been extensively reported. The aim was to evaluate outcomes of LT recipients who have survived the first 5 years. A multicenter retrospective analysis of prospectively collect... Read More about Long-term outcomes (beyond 5 years) of liver transplant recipients--a transatlantic multicenter study.

Performance of non-invasive tests and histology for the prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis (2023)
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Mózes, F. E., Lee, J. A., Vali, Y., Alzoubi, O., Staufer, K., Trauner, M., …Hytiroglou, P. (2023). Performance of non-invasive tests and histology for the prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 8(8), 704-713. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253%2823%2900141-3

Background
Histologically assessed liver fibrosis stage has prognostic significance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is accepted as a surrogate endpoint in clinical trials for non-cirrhotic NAFLD. Our aim was to compare... Read More about Performance of non-invasive tests and histology for the prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Noninvasive assessment of liver disease severity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes (2023)
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Pennisi, G., Enea, M., Falco, V., Aithal, G. P., Palaniyappan, N., Yilmaz, Y., …Petta, S. (2023). Noninvasive assessment of liver disease severity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes. Hepatology, 78(1), 195-211. https://doi.org/10.1097/HEP.0000000000000351

Background and Aims: We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of simple, noninvasive tests (NITs) in NAFLD patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods and Results: This was an individual patient data meta-analysis of 1780 patients with biopsy-proven NAF... Read More about Noninvasive assessment of liver disease severity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes.

Diagnostic accuracy of serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) in a contemporary unselected medical cohort (2022)
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Subhani, M., Sheth, A., Palaniyappan, N., Sugathan, P., Wilkes, E. A., & Aithal, G. P. (2022). Diagnostic accuracy of serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) in a contemporary unselected medical cohort. Journal of International Medical Research, 50(11), Article 030006052211403. https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605221140310

Abstract
Objectives
To describe the different aetiologies of ascites and test the validity of serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) and cytology in a contemporary unselected medical cohort.
Methods
All adult patients admitted to Nottingham Univer... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) in a contemporary unselected medical cohort.

Variability of noninvasive MRI and biological markers in compensated cirrhosis: insights for assessing disease progression (2022)
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Bradley, C. R., Cox, E. F., Palaniyappan, N., Aithal, G. P., Francis, S. T., & Guha, I. N. (2022). Variability of noninvasive MRI and biological markers in compensated cirrhosis: insights for assessing disease progression. European Radiology Experimental, 6(1), Article 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-022-00303-y

Abstract: Background: We annually monitored stable compensated cirrhosis (CC) patients to evaluate serial variation in blood serum, liver stiffness, and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) measures to provide reference change values (R... Read More about Variability of noninvasive MRI and biological markers in compensated cirrhosis: insights for assessing disease progression.

Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: an individual patient data meta-analysis (2021)
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Mózes, F. E., Lee, J. A., Selvaraj, E. A., Jayaswal, A. N., Trauner, M., Boursier, J., …Pavlides, M. (2021). Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Gut, https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324243

Objective Liver biopsy is still needed for fibrosis staging in many patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The aims of this study were to evaluate the individual diagnostic performance of liver stiffness measurement by vibration controlled... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: an individual patient data meta-analysis.

Diagnostic accuracy of elastography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Mózes, F. E., Levick, C. K., Vali, Y., Palaniyappan, N., Liu, C.-H., Zafarmand, M. H., …Pavlides, M. (2021). Diagnostic accuracy of elastography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Hepatology, 75(4), 770-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2021.04.044

Background and Aims: Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE), point shear wave elastography (pSWE), two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2DSWE), magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are proposed a... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of elastography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Long-term outcomes of liver transplant recipients followed up in non-transplant centres: Care closer to home (2021)
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Tsien, C., Tan, H., Sharma, S., Palaniyappan, N., Wijayasiri, P., Leung, K., …Aravinthan, A. D. (2021). Long-term outcomes of liver transplant recipients followed up in non-transplant centres: Care closer to home. Clinical Medicine, 21(1), e32-e38. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0609

Introduction: Increasing rates of liver transplantation and improved outcomes have led to greater numbers of transplant recipients followed up in non-transplant centres. Our aim was to document long-term clinical outcomes of liver transplant recipien... Read More about Long-term outcomes of liver transplant recipients followed up in non-transplant centres: Care closer to home.

Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis (2020)
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Aithal, G. P., Palaniyappan, N., China, L., Härmälä, S., Macken, L., Ryan, J. M., …Verma, S. (2020). Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis. Gut, 70(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321790

The British Society of Gastroenterology in collaboration with British Association for the Study of the Liver has prepared this document. The aim of this guideline is to review and summarise the evidence that guides clinical diagnosis and management o... Read More about Guidelines on the management of ascites in cirrhosis.

Time to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: results from a prospective multicentre trainee-led audit (2018)
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Siau, K., Hodson, J., Ingram, R., Baxter, A., Widlak, M. M., Sharratt, C., …Major, G. (2018). Time to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: results from a prospective multicentre trainee-led audit. United European Gastroenterology Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640618811491

Background: Endoscopy within 24 hours of admission (early endoscopy) is a quality standard in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB). We aimed to audit time to endoscopy outcomes and identify factors affecting delayed endoscopy (>24h of admiss... Read More about Time to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: results from a prospective multicentre trainee-led audit.

MRI assessment of altered dynamic changes in liver haemodynamics following a meal challenge in compensated cirrhosis (2018)
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Cox, E. F., Palaniyappan, N., Aithal, G. P., Guha, I. N., & Francis, S. T. (2018). MRI assessment of altered dynamic changes in liver haemodynamics following a meal challenge in compensated cirrhosis. European Radiology Experimental, 2, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-018-0056-3

Background: To use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to dynamically assess postprandial changes in hepatic and collateral blood flow, liver perfusion and oxygenation in healthy participants and patients with liver disease with compensated cirrhosis (C... Read More about MRI assessment of altered dynamic changes in liver haemodynamics following a meal challenge in compensated cirrhosis.

Using MRI to study the alterations in liver blood flow, perfusion and oxygenation in response to physiological stress challenges: meal, hyperoxia and hypercapnia (2018)
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Cox, E. F., Palaniyappan, N., Aithal, G. P., Guha, I. N., & Francis, S. T. (in press). Using MRI to study the alterations in liver blood flow, perfusion and oxygenation in response to physiological stress challenges: meal, hyperoxia and hypercapnia. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging,

Background: Non-invasive assessment of dynamic changes in liver blood flow, perfusion and oxygenation using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may allow detection of subtle haemodynamic alterations in cirrhosis.
Purpose: To assess the feasibility of... Read More about Using MRI to study the alterations in liver blood flow, perfusion and oxygenation in response to physiological stress challenges: meal, hyperoxia and hypercapnia.

Structural covariance and cortical reorganization in schizophrenia: a MRI-based morphometric study (2018)
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Palaniyappan, L., Hodgson, O., Balain, V., Iwabuchi, S., Gowland, P., & Liddle, P. (2019). Structural covariance and cortical reorganization in schizophrenia: a MRI-based morphometric study. Psychological Medicine, 49(3), 412-420. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718001010

Background: In patients with schizophrenia, distributed abnormalities are observed in grey matter volume. A recent hypothesis posits that these distributed changes are indicative of a plastic reorganization process occurring in response to a function... Read More about Structural covariance and cortical reorganization in schizophrenia: a MRI-based morphometric study.

Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (2016)
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Palaniyappan, N., Cox, E., Bradley, C., Scott, R., Austin, A., O’Neill, R., Ramjas, G., Travis, S., White, H., Singh, R., Thurley, P., Guha, I. N., Francis, S., & Aithal, G. P. (2016). Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Hepatology, 65(6), 1131-1139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.021

Background & Aims

Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast quantitative magnetic resonance i... Read More about Non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.

A study of T1 relaxation time as a measure of liver fibrosis and the influence of confounding histological factors (2015)
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Liver biopsy is the standard test for the assessment of fibrosis in liver tissue of patients with chronic liver disease. Recent studies have used a non‐invasive measure of T1 relaxation time to estimate the degree of fibrosis in a single slice of the... Read More about A study of T1 relaxation time as a measure of liver fibrosis and the influence of confounding histological factors.