Poster Presentations – Monday, October 20, 10:30 am - 4:00 pmLIVERP830. NAFLD Appears to Be the Most Common Liver Disease in IBDPatients: IBD Is Likely a Risk Factor for NAFLDJason Dundulis, MD, John Helzberg, MD, FACG, Shaya Ansari, MD,Hani El-Halawany, MD, Randal Michelson, DO, Rajiv Chhabra, MD,University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City,MO, St. Luke’s Health System, Kansas City, MOP831. CYP2C19 Genetic Polymorphism in Chronic Hepatitis B InfectionRelated Hepatocellular Carcinoma in ThailandPongjarat Nun-anan, MD, Sith Siramolpiwat, MD, SoonthornChonprasertsuk, MD, Anupong Tangaroonsanti, MD, BubphaPornthisarn, MD, Patommatat Bhanthumkomol, MD, Ratha-kornVilaichone, MD, PhD, FACG, GI Unit, Department of Medicine,Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, ThailandP832. Hepatitis A and B Immunization Status in the U.S. Population:Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES) 2003 to 2012Houssam Mardini, MD, MPH, FACG, Alla Grigorian, MD, PhD, PhilipWestgate, PhD, Bilal Aslam, MS IV, Tyler Fleming, MD, University ofKentucky, Lexington, KY, University of Kentucky College of PublicHealth, Lexington, KYP833. Hepatitis B Serology in the U.S. Population: Results From theNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003 to2012Houssam Mardini, MD, MPH, FACG, Alla Grigorian, MD, PhD, PhilipWestgate, PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, University ofKentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, KYP834. The Prevalence of Hepatitis D in the U.S. Population: Results Fromthe National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003 to2012Alla Grigorian, MD, PhD, Houssam Mardini, MD, MPH, FACG, TylerFleming, MD, Bilal Aslam, MS IV, Philip Westgate, PhD, Universityof Kentucky, Lexington, KY, University of Kentucky College of PublicHealth, Lexington, KYP835. HLA Class II Alleles Are Associated to Histological InflammatoryFeatures of Steatohepatitis (NASH)2014 ACG Presidential Poster AwardAzza Karrar, BVSC, MSC, PhD, Ali Moosvi, BB, Maria Stepanova, PhD,Siddharth Hariharan, BB, Zheng Li, MSc, Zachary Goodman, MD,PHD, Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH, FACG, Betty and Guy Beatty Centerfor Integrated Research, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, Centerfor Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Falls Church, VAP836. Tolerance and Outcomes of Sofosbuvir Based Therapy for ChronicHepatitis CKhalid George, MD, Alexander Weick, MD, Dilip Moonka, MD,Syed-Mohammed Jafri, MD, Henry Ford Hospital - Department ofInternal Medicine, Detroit, MI, Henry Ford Hospital - Department ofGastroenterology and Hepatology, Detroit, MIP837. Insurance Approval for Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir-Based HepatitisC TherapiesKhalid George, MD, Alexander Weick, MD, Dilip Moonka, MD, MariaSegovia, MD, Syed-Mohammed Jafri, MD, Henry Ford Hospital -Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit, MI, Henry Ford Hospital -Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Detroit, MIP838. A Systematic Review Assessing the Impact of Chronic Hepatitis Con Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient-Reported OutcomesLinda Henry, PhD, Kathleen Whitley, MS, Kerry Dhakal, MS, LibbySamuel, MS, Lois Culler, MS, Melinda Bryns, MS, Sharon Hunt, MBA,Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH, FACG, Betty and Guy Beatty IntegratedResearch Center, Falls Church, VA, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church,VA, Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Inova FairfaxHospital, Falls Church, VAP839. The Role of Mannan Binding Lectin Pathway in Non Alcoholic FattyLiver Disease (NAFLD)Azza Karrar, BVSc, MSC, PhD, Siddharth Hariharan, BB, Khatera Malik,BB, Zheng Li, MSC, Munkhzul Otgonsuren, MSC, Sharon Hunt, MSC,Zachary Goodman, MD, PhD, Zobair Younossi, MD, MPH, Betty andGuy Beatty Center for Integrated Research, Inova Health System, FallsChurch, VA, Center for Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, FallsChurch, VAP840. Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence in an Unselected EmergencyDepartment PopulationVidhya Kunnathur, MD, Susan Rouster, BS, Kimberly Hart, MA,Matthew Sperling, BS, Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD, FACG, MichaelLyons, MD, MPH, University of Cincinnati Dept. of Medicine DigestiveDiseases, Cincinnati, OH, University of Cincinnati Dept. of EmergencyMedicine, Cincinnati, OHP841. Surveillance Endoscopic Variceal Ligation Is Underutilized inPatients With Cirrhosis and Bleeding Esophageal VaricesMaleka Khambaty, MD, Mahendra Nehra, MBBS, MPH, Amit Singal,MD, MS, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health andHospital System, Dallas, TXP842. Recidivism Among Liver Transplant Recipients for AlcoholicCirrhosis: prevalence, Predictors, and Impact on OutcomesKaely Bade, MD, Ashwani Singal, MD, MS, University of Alabama atBirmingham, Birmingham, ALP843. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Predicts Acute KidneyInjury and In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With Alcoholic HepatitisKaely Bade, MD, Sujan Ravi, MD, Ashwani Singal, MD, MS, Universityof Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ALP844. Patient-Specific Factors as Causes for Differences inHepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Rates in an Urban VeteranPopulationEliezer Weiss, MD, Rafayat Hossain, MD, Samy McFarlane, MD, GarrettLawlor, MD, Ayse Aytaman, MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center,Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NYP845. Reversal of Low-Grade Cerebral Edema After Lactulose/RifaximinTherapy in Patients With Cirrhosis Who Have Minimal HepaticEncephalopathyRadha Dhiman, MD, DM, FAMS, FACG, Rahul Rai, MD, DM, ChiragAhuja, MD, Navin Kalra, MD, Niranjan Khandelwal, MD, Ajay Duseja,MD, DM, FAMS, FACG, Yogesh Chawla, MD, DM, FAMS, FACG,Hepatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,Chandigarh, IndiaP846. Evolution of Serum Atherogenic Risk in Liver TransplantRecipients; Role of Lipoproteins, Metabolic and Inflammatory MarkersRavi Chhatrala, MD, Mohammad Bilal Siddiqui, MD, R. Todd Stravitz,MD, Carolyn Driscoll, PhD, Arun Sanyal, MD, Carol Sargeant, RN, MPH,Velimir Luketic, MD, Scott Matherly, MD, Richard Sterling, MD, PuneetPuri, MD, Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui, MD, Virginia CommonwealthUniversity, Richmond, VA, The University of Texas Medical School atHouston, Houston, TXP847. Microvessel Density( MVD) Quantitation With Image Analysisin Patients With Viral Hepatitis Versus Nonviral Hepatitis-RelatedHepatocellular CarcinomaAvantika Chenna, MD, Amr Mohamed, MD, Mohamed Abdelfatah,MD, Balsam Elhammali, MD, John Kauh, MD, Ahmed Kaseb, MD,Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Akron General MedicalCenter, Akron, OH, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University, Atlanta,GA, MD Anderson, Houston, TXP848. Safety of Factor IX Complex in Patients With Cirrhosis: A SingleCenter ExperienceMaitri Kalra, MBBS, Ashish Aggarwal, MBBS, Laura Caragol, MD,Naveen Manchanda, MD, Marwan Ghabril, MD, Indiana University,Indianapolis, INP849. The Association of the Metabolic Syndrome, Its Components, andthe Risk of HCC Among Hispanic Patients From Puerto Rico UndergoingLiver TransplantationAshley Sanchez-Mitchell, MD, Juan Serralles, MD, Barbara Rosado,MD, Willie Vazquez, MD, FACG, Gastro-Hepatology and GeriatricsCenter, Ponce, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, PRFor more information on ACG 2014 and to register, visit www.acgmeetings.gi.org.76
Poster Presentations – Monday, October 20, 10:30 am - 4:00 pmP850. Predictors of Hospital Readmissions Among Hispanics WithHepatitis C Related CirrhosisPradeep Atla, MD, MPH, Firdose Gill, DO, Bakht Roshan, MD,Muhammad Sheikh, MD, FACG, Division of Gastroenterology andHepatology, UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, Communtiy Regional MedicalCenter, Fresno, CA, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, CAP851. Serum Vitamin B12 Level Could Be a Novel Diagnostic Marker toPredict Cirrhosis in Patients With Chronic Liver DiseaseFrank Czul, MD, Andres Yarur, MD, Kalyan Bhamidimarri, MD,University of Miami, Miami, FLP852. Rescuing Liver Transplant Recipients From Severe RecurrentHepatitis C With Interferon Free TherapySiddesh Besur, MD, Phillipe Zamor, MD, Paul Schmeltzer, MD, MarkRusso, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NCP853. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: CaseSeriesSiddesh Besur, MD, Paul Schmeltzer, MD, Phillipe Zamor, MD, MarkRusso, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NCP854. An Unusual Case of Elevated AFP in a Hep C Cirrhotic PatientZaid Alnoah, MD, Jennifer Luke, MD, Field Willingham, MD, MPH,Ryan Ford, MD, Gastroenterology, Emory, Atlanta, GAP855. An Unusual Case of Disseminated Adenovirus Presenting as FocalHepatic LesionsZilla Hussain, MD, Gastroenterology, Dartmouth Hitchcock MedicalCenter, Lebanon, NHP856. Effectiveness of Triple Therapy With Boceprevir, PegylatedInterferon, and Ribavirin in Veteran Patients With Chronic Hepatitis CVirus InfectionChristian Andrade, MD, Brijesh Patel, MD, Adnan Muhammad, MD,Gitanjali Vidyarthi, MD, James A. Haley Veterans Affairs, Tampa, FL,Gastroenterology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FLP857. Results of Interferon Free HCV Therapy in a Clinical PracticeSettingKenda Al-Assi, Farhan Arif, MD, Melissa Horton, BS, Deborah Baker,LVN, Cheryl Levine, PhD, Dana Al-Assi, Reem Ghalib, MD, TexasClinical Research Institute, Arlington, TX, Texas Digestive DiseaseConsultants, Arlington, TX, Texas Health Physician Group, Arlington, TXP858. Porto-Arterial Fistula Creation as a Complication of TIPSProcedure Causing Occult GI BleedingDaniel Benasher, MD, Derrick Cheung, MD, Kelly Teagle, DO,Nnaemeka Anyadike, MD, Kadirawel Iswara, MD, FACG, James Park,MD, FACG, Aaron Winnick, MD, Sergei Sobolevsky, MD, David Mobley,MD, Rabin Rahmani, MD, FACG, Ira Mayer, MD, FACG, MaimonidesMedical Center, Brooklyn, NYP859. A Rare Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Self-Embolizationand Regression of TumorKireet Agrawal, MBBS, MD, Nameer Al Mardini, MD, Kamal Agrawal,MD, Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL, University of Illinois,Rockford, IL, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaP860. Hepatitis C Associated Dermatomyositis and Lupus ComplicatingTreatmentImran Solaiman, MD, Kathryn White, DO, Jeff Hunt, DO, FACOI,University of Oklahoma Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma State University,Tulsa, OKP861. Results From the Phase 2 PEARL-I Study: Interferon-Free Regimensof ABT-450/r + ABT-267 With or Without Ribavirin in Patients With HCVGenotype 4 InfectionChristophe Hezode, MD, Patrick Marcellin, MD, PhD, Stanislas Pol,MD, Tarek Hassanein, MD, FACG, Katarzyna Fleischer-Stepniewska,MD, Tolga Baykal, MD, Tianli Wang, PhD, Sandra Lovell, PhD, TamiPilot-Matias, PhD, Regis Vilchez, MD, PhD, Assistance PubliqueHopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, Hopital Beaujon Inserm Crb3 - U773- Service Hepatologie, Clichy, France, Université Paris Descartes etHôpital, Paris, France, Southern California Liver Centers and SouthernCalifornia Research Center, Coronado, CA, EMC Instytut MedycznySpolka Akcyjna, Wroclaw, Poland, AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, ILP862. Sustained Virologic Response 12 Weeks Post-Treatment With ABT-450/Ritonavir/Ombitasvir and Dasabuvir With Ribavirin (SAPPHIRE I andII) Is Independent of Patient SubgroupsMaurizia Rossana Brunetto, MD, Mihály Makara, MD, HolgerHinrichsen, MD, PhD, John Hanson, MD, Michael Bennett, MD, EricLawitz, MD, Junyuan Xiong, MS, Eoin Coakley, MD, Tolga Baykal,MD, Guy Neff, MD, Liver Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy,Saint Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary, Gastroenterologisch-Hepatologisches Zentrum Kiel, Kiel, Germany, CharlotteGastroenterology and Hepatology, PLLC, Charlotte, NC, MedicalAssociates Research Group, San Diego, CA, Texas Liver Institute,University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, AbbVie,Inc., North Chicago, ILP863. Low Incidence of Hyperbilirubinemia Events With ABT-450/R/Ombitasvir and Dasabuvir With or Without Ribavirin inHCV Genotype-1Infected PatientsDavid Bernstein, MD, FACG, Naoky Tsai, MD, Tarek Hassanein, MD,FACG, Federico Rodriguez-Perez, MD, Manuel Romero-Gomez, MD,Rui Marinho, MD, PhD, Ramon Planas Vila, MD, Massimo Colombo,MD, Sandra Lovell, PhD, Jeffrey Enejosa, MD, Yan Luo, MD, PhD,Daniel Cohen, MD, Marcos Pedrosa, MD, PhD, K. Rajender Reddy,MD, FACG, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset,NY, The Queen’s Medical Center - Liver Center, Honolulu, HI,Southern California Liver Centers and Southern California ResearchCenter, Coronado, CA, Gastroenterology and Hepatic WellnessCenter, Santurce, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Senora De Valme,Seville, Spain, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Medical School of Lisbon,Lisboa, Portugal, Hospital Germans TríasiPujol, CIBERehd, Badalona,Spain, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL,University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PAP864. Nonselective β-Blockers May Negatively Impact Survival inPatients With Decompensated Cirrhosis2014 ACG Presidential Poster AwardBradley Confer, DO, Mohannad Dugum, MD, Thimmaiah Theethira,MD, Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD, Rocio Lopez, MS, Nizar Zein, MD,Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHP865. Seroprevalence and Associated Factors of Hepatitis E VirusInfection in Pig Handlers of Lima, PeruMartin Tagle, MD, Patricia Guzman, MD, Alessandra Ciliotta, MD,Roxana Gallegos, MD, Eduar Bravo, MD, Leandro Huayanay, MD,Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, PeruP866. Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated With MeetingMilan Criteria at DiagnosisRichard Kalman, MD, David Nunes, MD, Gastroenterology, BostonMedical Center, Boston, MAP867. Autoimmune Hepatitis With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Distinctand May Be More Refractory to Traditional TreatmentJames Bailey, MD, Gouri Sreepati, MD, Joshua Love, BS, MonikaFischer, MD, Raj Vuppalanchi, MD, Marwan Ghabril, MD, SamerGawrieh, MD, Eric Orman, MD, Naga Chalasani, MD, FACG, CraigLammert, MD, Indiana University, Indianapolis, INP868. Impact of Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Allografts onIncidence and Severity of Recurrent Hepatitis C (HCV) and Graft SurvivalPost Liver Transplantation (LT) for HCVShiva Kumar, MD, FACG, Liver Transplant Program, Aurora St. Luke’sMedical Center, Milwaukee, WIPOSTERSMONDAY77For more information on ACG 2014 and to register, visit www.acgmeetings.gi.org.
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