A5039021929- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
Rabin Medical Center
2015-2025
Tel Aviv University
2015-2025
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2024
Southwestern Medical Center
2019
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2019
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
2008-2018
Sheba Medical Center
2011-2016
National Heart Institute
2011
Berlin Heart (Germany)
2007-2010
Deutsches Herzzentrum München
2008
Abstract: During the summer of 2000, a countrywide epidemic West Nile fever (WNF) occurred in Israel, with 417 confirmed cases and 35 deaths. Immunosuppressed patients had 31% case‐fatality rate, which was significantly higher compared to non‐immunosuppressed (13%). We describe 42‐year‐old male lung‐transplant recipient serologically virus (WNV) encephalitis deteriorating level consciousness. He treated 0.4 g/kg intravenous immunoglobulin preparation from Israeli donors that contained high...
Dobutamine stress magnetic resonance (DSMR) imaging has emerged as a valuable tool for the detection of inducible wall motion abnormalities. The role perfusion during DSMR is not well defined. We examined whether addition myocardial provides incremental benefit evaluation coronary artery disease.DSMR was combined with in 455 consecutive patients who were scheduled clinically indicated invasive angiography. Perfusion images acquired 3 standard short-views at rest and maximum...
To describe the cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging findings of patients who developed myocarditis following messenger RNA (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination.The present study retrospectively evaluated with clinically adjudicated within 42 days first Pfizer-BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, between 20 December 2020 and 24 May 2021 underwent CMR. A total 15 out 54 (28%) a CMR were included, 100% males, median age 32 years (interquartile range = 22.5-40). Most...
Fibro-calcific aortic valve (AV) diseases are characterized by calcium growth or accumulation of fibrosis in the AV tissues. Fibrocalcific stenosis (FAS) rises specifically females, like calcification-induced (CAS), may eventually necessitate replacement. Fluid-structure-interaction (FSI) computational models for severe CAS and FAS patients were developed using lattice Boltzmann method multi-scale finite elements (FE). Three parametric introduced: pathology-free non-calcified...
Background: Coronary plaque features are imaging biomarkers of cardiovascular risk, but less is known about sex-specific patterns in their prognostic value. This study aimed to define sex differences the coronary atherosclerotic phenotypes assessed by artificial intelligence-based quantitative computed tomography (AI-QCT) and associated risk major adverse events (MACE). Methods: Global multicenter registry (CONFIRM2) including symptomatic patients with suspicion CAD referred for CTA. AI-QCT...
Native aortic valve cusps are composed of collagen fibers embedded in their layers. Each cusp has its own distinctive fiber alignment with varying orientations and sizes bundles. However, prior mechanical behavior models have not been able to account for the valve-specific networks (CFN) or differences between cusps. This study investigates influence this asymmetry on hemodynamics by employing two fully coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) models, one asymmetric-mapped CFN from...
Albumin is a marker of frailty. Scarce data are available on correlations between frailty-related parameters and outcomes in patients undergoing TAVI. This study sought to evaluate the relation albumin mortality TAVI candidates.A total 150 (mean age 81±6 years) were included study. Patients with pre-procedural >4 g/dl (>40 g/L) (n=71) compared those ≤4 (≤40 (n=79). The cut-off value 4 (40 was based mean During follow-up 2.1 years survival rate 72%. both groups had similar baseline...
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common type of congenital heart disease, occurring in 0.5–2% population, where has only two rather than three normal cusps. Valvular pathologies, such as regurgitation and stenosis, are associated with BAVs, thereby increasing need for a better understanding BAV kinematics geometrical characteristics. The aim this study to investigate influence nonfused cusp (NFC) angle type-1 configuration on valve's structural hemodynamic performance. Toward that...
Introduction: Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is a common medical challenge regarding secondary prevention strategy. Cardiac imaging the cornerstone embolic workup, in an effort to diagnose high risk cardio-embolic sources. computed tomography angiography (CCTA) emerging modality with diagnostic performance for intra-cardiac thrombus detection. The yield CCTA implementation addition standard care ESUS workup unknown. Thus, aim this study was assess utility detecting thrombi...
Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is performed routinely in the work-up for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and could potentially replace invasive coronary (ICA) to rule out left main (LM) proximal stenosis. The objectives were assess diagnostic yield accuracy of pre-TAVI CTA detect LM stenosis ≥ 50% 70% diameter (DS).The DEPICT database consists individual patient data from four studies with a retrospective design that analyzed stenosis, as compared ICA. Pooled used...