• Author: Catherine Mezzacappa
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Neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and pancreatic cancer among Veterans

Abstract: While individual-level social determinants of health are associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), it is currently unknown whether neighborhood-level …

Mortality, hepatic decompensation, and cardiovascular outcomes in lean vs. non-lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) cirrhosis: A Veterans Affairs cohort study

Abstract: Background and aims: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has a global prevalence of 25%. Studies on incident liver and cardiovascular …

Development and validation of case-finding algorithms to identify pancreatic cancer in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains poor due to late diagnosis. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) can be used to study this rare …