Research Letter

Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis Comorbidity Burden and Overall, Waiting-List, and Post–Liver Transplant Mortality

JAMA Surgery 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.3205

August 05, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study examines the comorbidities and long-term outcomes associated with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in patients on the liver transplant waiting list.

Corresponding Author: W. Gaya Shivega, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Oregon Health shivega@ohsu.edu).

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