Kaplan Medical Staff Publications 2015

December

Cornea. 2015 Dec;34(12):1573-6.

Iris Fixation of Unstable Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses. Belkin A, Ofir S, Kleinmann G, Assia E, Segev F.

Intensive Care Med. 2015 Dec;41(12):2237-40. The state of critical care nursing education in Europe:

an international survey. Endacott R, Jones C, Bloomer MJ, Boulanger C, Ben Nun M, Lliopoulou

KK, Egerod I, Blot S.

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015 Dec;253(12):2301-8.

Age differences in clinical manifestation and prognosis of thyroid eye disease. Ben Simon GJ, Katz G, Zloto O, Leiba H, Hadas B, Huna-Baron R.

J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Dec;30(12):1884-5.

Scalloping of the Liver. Schattner A, Gotler J.

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 4;10(12):e0143779. Characterization of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose

Tissue Transcriptome and Biological Pathways in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women: Evidence for Pregnancy-Related Regional-Specific Differences in AdiposeTissue.

Mazaki-Tovi S, Vaisbuch E, Tarca AL, Kusanovic JP, Than NG, Chaiworapongsa

T, Dong Z, Hassan SS, Romero R.

J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2015 Dec;65(6):389-95. Minimizing the Risk of Infection and Bleeding at Trans-

Vaginal Ultrasound-Guided Ovum Pick-up: Results of aProspective Web-Based World-Wide Survey.

Bhandari H, Agrawal R, Weissman A, Shoham G, Leong M, Shoham Z.

J Perinat Med. 2015 Dec 8.

Changes in incidence of iatrogenic and spontaneous preterm births over time: a population-based study.

Lucovnik M, Bregar AT, Steblovnik L, Verdenik I, Gersak K, Blickstein I, Tul N.

J Perinat Med. 2015 Dec 2 Prospective risk of intrauterine death of monochorionic twins: update.

Simões T, Queirós A, Marujo AT, Valdoleiros S, Silva P, Blickstein I.

Ear Nose Throat J. 2015 Dec;94(12):E17-8. Nasal obstruction and recurrent sinusitis caused by bilateral pneumatize

d ethmoid bullae. Warman M, Willen S, Catalano PJ.

Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Dec 19. Screening for germline

mutations in breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility genes in high-risk families in Israel. Yablonski-Peretz T, Paluch-Shimon S, Gutman LS, Kaplan Y, Dvir A, Barnes-Kedar

I, Kadouri L, Semenisty V, Efrat N, Neiman V, Glasser Y,Michaelson-Cohen

R8, Katz L, Kaufman B, Golan T, Reish O, Hubert A, Safra T, Yaron Y, Friedman E.

Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2015 Dec 21. A Genetic Algorithm Optimization Method for Mapping Non-

Conducting Atrial Regions: A Theoretical FeasibilityStudy. Shiff S, Swissa M, Zlochiver S.

November

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Nov 3;112(44):13723-8.

Digoxin derivatives with selectivity for the α2β3 isoform of Na,K-

ATPase potently reduce intraocular pressure.

Katz A, Tal DM, Heller D, Habeck M, Ben Zeev E, Rabah B, Bar Kana Y, Marcovich

AL, Karlish SJ.

Euro Surveill. 2015 Nov 5;20(44).

Preparing for imported Ebola cases in Israel, 2014 to 2015. Brosh-Nissimov T, Poles L, Kassirer M, Singer R, Kaliner E, Shriki DD, Anis

E, Fogel I, Engelhard D, Grotto I; Israeli Epidemic Management Team.

PLoS One. 2015 Nov 11;10(11):e0140845

Auditing HIV Testing Rates across Europe: Results from the HIDES 2 Study. Raben D, Mocroft A, Rayment M, Mitsura VM, Hadziosmanovic V, Sthoeger

ZM, Palfreeman A, Morris S, Kutsyna G, Vassilenko A, Minton J, Necsoi C, Estrada

VP, Grzeszczuk A, Johansson VS, Begovac J, Ong EL, Cabié A, Ajana F, Celesia

BM, Maltez F, Kitchen M, Comi L,Dragsted UB, Clumeck N, Gatell J, Gazzard

B, d'Arminio Monforte A, Rockstroh J, Yazdanpanah Y, Champenois K, Jakobsen

ML,Sullivan A, Lundgren JD; HIDES Audit Study Group.

Expert Rev Hematol. 2015 Nov 27. Pitting new treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia against old ones: How do they fare?

Shvidel L1, Berrebi A1.

Br J Haematol. 2015 Nov 16.

Efficacy and safety of salvage therapy using Carfilzomib for relapsed or refractory multiple

myeloma patients: a multicentre retrospective observational study. Muchtar E, Gatt ME, Rouvio O, Ganzel C, Chubar E, Suriu C, Tadmor T, Shevetz O, Lavi N, Shochat T, Cohen YC, Avivi I, Raanani P,Magen H.

J Inherit Metab Dis. 2015 Nov 13.

Primary and maternal 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency: insights from the Israel newborn screeningprogram.

Rips J, Almashanu S, Mandel H, Josephsberg S, Lerman-Sagie T, Zerem A, Podeh B, Anikster Y, Shaag A, Luder A, Staretz Chacham O,Spiegel R.

Laryngoscope. 2015 Nov 26. Feasibility of a single-

stage tracheostomy decannulation protocol with endoscopy in adult patients. Cohen O, Tzelnick S, Lahav Y, Stavi D, Shoffel-Havakuk H, Hain

M, Halperin D, Adi N.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2015

Real-time PCR for Strongyloides Stercoralis Associated Meningitis Eyal Nadir , Tamar Grossman, Pnina Ciobotaro, , Malka Attali, , Daniel

Barkan, Rita Bardenstein. Oren Zimhony.

Burns. 2015 Nov;41(7):1459-67. Biodegradable soy wound dressings with controlled release of

antibiotics: Results from a guinea pig burn model. Egozi D, Baranes-Zeevi M, Ullmann Y, Gilhar A, Keren A, Matanes E, Berdicevsky I, Krivoy N, Zilberman M.

Pediatr Transplant. 2015 Nov;19(7):716-21. Cytokine profile of food-allergic post-

liver transplant children is identified by high levels of IL-5 and low IL-10secretion from patients' peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Nahum A, Brener A, Granot E.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2015 Nov-Dec;49(10):888-9. Immune Thrombocytopenia Caused by Fecal Microbial Transplantation in a Patient With Severe RecurrentClostridium difficile Infection.

Malnick SD, Oppenheim A, Melzer E.

Am J Cardiol. 2015 Nov 1;116(9):1379-84. Usefulness of Antibodies to Oxidized Low-

Density Lipoproteins as Predictors of Morbidity and Prognosis in HeartFailure Patients Aged ≥65 Years. Charach G, Michowitz Y, Rogowski O, Charach L, Argov O, George J, Grosskopf I.

J Assist Reprod Genet. 2015 Nov 4.

Irregular cleavage of early preimplantation human embryos: characteristics of patients and pregnancy outcomes.

Almagor M, Or Y, Fieldust S, Shoham Z.

October

Eur J Haematol. 2015 Oct 31. Hb Taybe: clinical and morphological findings in 43 patients.

Koren A, Levin C, Zalman L, Palmor H, Filon D, Chubar E, Resnitzky P, Bennett

M.

Laryngoscope. 2015 Oct 22. Increased number of volatile organic compounds over malignant glottic l

esions. Shoffel-Havakuk H, Frumin I, Lahav Y, Haviv L, Sobel N, Halperin D.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 Oct 7:1-3. Timing of elective cesarean section and neonatal morbidity:

a population-based study. Vidic Z, Blickstein I, Štucin Gantar I, Verdenik I, Tul N.

Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Oct 5. The Added Value of SPECT/CT in Sentinel Lymph Nodes Mapping for End

ometrial Carcinoma. Naaman Y, Pinkas L, Roitman S, Ikher S, Oustinov N, Vaisbuch

E, Yachnin A, Ben-Arie A.

QJM. 2015 Oct 1. pii: hcv186.

An unusual presentation of acute Q fever. Schattner A, Bar I, Sandbank J, Adi M.

Clin Cardiol. 2015 Oct;38(10):598-603.

Shortness of Breath During Pregnancy: Could a Cardiac Factor Be Involved? Goland S, Perelman S, Asalih N, Shimoni S, Walfish O, Hallak M, Hagay

Z, George J, Shotan A, Blondheim DS.

J Assist Reprod Genet. 2015 Oct;32(10):1441-8. Use of anti-mullerian hormone for testing ovarian reserve:

a survey of 796 infertility clinics worldwide. Tobler KJ, Shoham G, Christianson MS, Zhao Y, Leong M, Shoham Z.

J Assist Reprod Genet. 2015 Oct;32(10):1435-40. Measurement of antral follicle count in patients undergoing in vitro fertili

zation treatment: results of a worldwideweb-based survey. Christianson MS, Shoham G, Tobler KJ, Zhao Y, Cordeiro CN, Leong M, Shoham

Z.

Endocr Pract. 2015 Oct;21(10):1093-7.

THE EFFECT OF PHLEBOTOMY-INDUCED HEMOLYSIS ON INSULIN LEVEL DETERMINATION. Zornitzki T, Blaychfeld-Magnazi M, Knobler H, Ulman M.

J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2015 Oct-Dec;8(4):181-7.

Extra-peritoneal pressure packing without external pelvic fixation: A life-saving stand-alone surgical treatment. Ron G, Epstein D, Ben-Galim P, Klein Y, Kaban A, Sagiv S.

J Perinat Med. 2015 Oct 24.

Perinatal outcome of dichorionic-triamniotic as compared to trichorionic triplets. Simões T, Queiros A, Gonçalves MR, Periquito I, Silva P, Blickstein I.

September

Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 15;61(12):e58-61. Early, Real-Time Medical Diagnosis of Botulism by Endopeptidase-

Mass Spectrometry. Rosen O, Feldberg L, Gura S, Brosh-Nissimov T, Guri A, Zimhony O, Shapiro

E, Beth-Din A, Stein D, Ozeri E, Barnea A, Turgeman A, Ben David A, Schwartz

A, Elhanany E, Diamant E, Yitzhaki S, Zichel R.

Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Jan;76(1):34-9. Do Wound Cultures Give Information About the Microbiology of Blood Cultures in Severe Burn Patients?

Raz-Pasteur A, Fishel R, Hardak E, Mashiach T, Ullmann Y, Egozi D.

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2015 Sep;13(9):1061-4. HER2-Mutated Breast Cancer Responds to Treatment With Single-Agent Neratinib, a Second-

GenerationHER2/EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor. Ben-Baruch NE, Bose R, Kavuri SM, Ma CX, Ellis MJ.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Sep;94(36):e1363.

Acute Splenic Infarction at an Academic General Hospital Over 10 Years: Presentation, Etiology, and Outcome.

Ami S, Meital A, Ella K, Abraham K.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Sep;83(1):21-4.

A national survey of the molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in Israel: the dissemination of the ribotype 027 strain with

reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and metronidazole. Adler A, Miller-Roll T, Bradenstein R, Block C, Mendelson B, Parizade M, Paitan

Y, Schwartz D, Peled N, Carmeli Y, Schwaber MJ.

Cancer. 2015 Sep 1;121(17):2909-16.

Characteristics of primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and role of splenectomy in improving survival. Bairey O, Shvidel L, Perry C, Dann EJ, Ruchlemer R, Tadmor T, Goldschmidt N.

Fertil Steril. 2015 Sep;104(3):629-32.

Outcome of monochorionic twins conceived by assisted reproduction. Simões T, Queirós A, Marujo AT, Valdoleiros S, Silva P, Blickstein I.

J Voice. 2015 Sep;29(5):646.e1-646.e10. Acquired Glottic Stenosis-The Ongoing Challenge:

A Review of Etiology, Pathogenesis, and SurgicalManagement. Lahav Y, Shoffel-Havakuk H, Halperin D.

LWT - Food Science and Technology

Volume 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 346–352.

Quantitative assessment of the main antioxidant compounds, antioxidant activities and FTIR spectra from commonly consumed fruits, compared to standard kiwi fruit.

Yong-Seo Park, Myeng He Im, Kyung-Sik Ham, Seong-Gook Kang, Yang-Kyun Park, Jacek Namiesnik, Hanna Leontowicz, Maria Leontowicz,Simon

Trakhtenberg, Shela Gorinstein. JBJS Case Connect, 2015 Sep 09; 5 (3): e76 .

Intradural Extension of a Pyogenic Epidural Abscess - A Case Report. Philip J. Rosinsky, MD; Oren Zimhony, MD; Pnina Ciobotaro, MD; Shaul Sagiv, MD; Peleg Ben-Galim, MD.

August

Arch Dis Child. 2015 Aug;100(8):748-53. Predicting severe motor impairment in preterm children at age 5 years. Synnes A, Anderson PJ, Grunau RE, Dewey D, Moddemann D, Tin W, Davis

PG, Doyle LW, Foster G, Khairy M, Nwaesei C, Schmidt B; CAP Trial Investigator

group.

D'Ilario J, Cairnie J, Dix J, Adams BA, Warriner E, Kim MH, Argus B, Callanan

C, Davis N, Duff J, McDonald M, Asztalos E, Hohn D, Lacy M,Haslam R, Barnett

C, Goodchild L, Lontis RM, Fraser S, Keng J, Saunders K, Opie G, Kelly E, Woods

H, Marchant E, Turner AM, Magrath E,Williamson A, Bairam A, Bélanger S, Fraser

A, Blayney M, Lemyre B, Frank J, Solimano A, Hubber-Richard P, Rogers

M, Mackay M, Petrie-Thomas J, Butt A, van Wassenaer A, Nuytemans D, Houtzager

B, van Sonderen L, Regev R, Itzchack N, Arnon S, Chalaf A, Ohlsson A, O'Brien

K,Hamilton AM, Chan ML, Sankaran K, Proctor P, Golan A, Goldsch-Lerman

E, Reynolds G, Dromgool B, Meskell A, Parr V, Maher C, Broom M,Kecskes

Z, Ringland C, McMillan D, Spellen E, Sauve RS, Christianson H, Anseeuw-Deeks

D, Creighton D, Heath J, Alvaro R, Chiu A, Porter C,Turner G, Granke N, Penner

K, Bow J, Mulder A, Wassenberg R, van der Hoeven M, Clarke M, Parfitt J, Parker

K, Ryan H, Saunders C, Schulze A,Wermuth I, Hilgendorff A, Flemmer

AW, Herlenius E, Legnevall L, Lagercrantz H, Matthew D, Amos W, Tulsiani S, Tan-

Dy C, Turner M, Phelan C, Shinwell ES, Levine M, Juster-Reicher A, Grier

P, Vachon J, Perepolkin L, Barrington KJ, Sinha SK, Fritz S, Walti H, Royer

D, Halliday H, Millar D,Mayes C, McCusker C, McLaughlin O, Fahnenstich

H, Tillmann B, Weber P, Wariyar U, Embleton N, Swamy R, Bucher HU, Fauchere

JC, Dietz V,Harikumar C, Anderson PJ, Asztalos EV, Barrington KJ, Davis PG, Doyle

LW, Ohlsson A, Solimano A, Gent M, Fraser W, Hey E, Thorpe K, Gray S,Roberts

RS, Chambers C, Costantini L, Yacura W, McGean E, Scapinello L.

Cardiol Rev. 2015 Aug 25.

Relaxin for the Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Pharmacology, Mechanisms of Action, and Clinical Evidence. Ng TM, Goland S, Elkayam U.

Curr Drug Deliv. 2015 Aug 31.

Prevention of Staphylococcus EpidermidisEndophthalmitis by Different Moxifloxacin Prophylaxis Routes. Yovel OS, Eliahu SB, Kleinmann G.

Inhal Toxicol. 2015;27(10):495-501.

Analysis of cigarette smoking mechanism by real time video-endoscopic documentation. Shoffel-Havakuk H, Halperin D, Haimovich Y, Raz Yarkoni T, Cohen

O, Hain M, Lahav Y.

PLoS One. 2015 Aug 24;10(8):e0135061.

A Population-Structured HIV Epidemic in Israel: Roles of Risk and Ethnicity.

Grossman Z, Avidor B, Mor Z, Chowers M, Levy I, Shahar E, Riesenberg

K, Sthoeger Z, Maayan S, Shao W, Lorber M, Olstein-Pops K, Elbirt D,Elinav

H, Asher I, Averbuch D, Istomin V, Gottesman BS, Kedem E, Girshengorn S, Kra-

Oz Z, Shemer Avni Y, Radian Sade S, Turner D, Maldarelli F.

World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. 2015 Aug 15;6(3):79-85. Human microbiome: From the bathroom to the bedside.

Malnick S, Melzer E.

Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Aug 22.

Homozygous deletion of TRMT10A as part of a contiguous gene deletion in

a syndrome of failure to thrive,delayed puberty, intellectual disability and diabetes mellitus. Zung A, Kori M, Burundukov E, Ben-Yosef T, Tatoor Y, Granot E.

Am J Med. 2015 Aug 17. pii: S0002-9343(15)00762-7.

Mobile Menace: Floating Aortic Arch Thrombus. Schattner A, Adi M.

Acta Biomater. 2015 Aug;22:155-63.

Hybrid wound dressings with controlled release of antibiotics: Structure-release profile effects and in vivo studyin a guinea pig burn model.

Zilberman M, Egozi D, Shemesh M, Keren A, Mazor E, Baranes-Zeevi M, Goldstein

N, Berdicevsky I, Gilhar A, Ullmann Y.

Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2015 Aug;25(6):505-7.

"Of mice and (wo)men": The need to confirm results of animal experimentations with solid clinical data.

Goland S, Elkayam U.

Clin Exp Immunol. 2015 Aug;181(2):362-72.

Oral administration of non-absorbable delayed release 6-mercaptopurine is locally active in

the gut, exerts asystemic immune effect and alleviates Crohn's disease with low rate of side effects: results of double blind PhaseII clinical trial. Israeli E, Goldin E, Fishman S, Konikoff F, Lavy A, Chowers Y, Melzer E, Lahat

A, Mahamid M, Shirin H, Nussinson E, Segol O, Ya'acov AB, Shabbat Y, Ilan Y.

Isr Med Assoc J. 2015 Aug;17(8):476-80. Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis. Mahlab-Guri K, Asher I, Allweis T, Diment J, Sthoeger ZM, Mavor E.

J Perinat Med. 2015 Aug 22.

The relationship between cesarean section rate in term singleton pregnancies, maternal weight, and weight gainduring pregnancy. Trojner-Bregar A, Blickstein I, Lucovnik M, Steblovnik L, Verdenik I, Tul N.

July

Circulation. 2015 Jul 14;132(2):132-42.

Pregnancy in Women With a Mechanical Heart Valve: Data of the European Society of Cardiology Registry ofPregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC).

van Hagen IM, Roos-Hesselink JW, Ruys TP, Merz WM, Goland S, Gabriel

H, Lelonek M, Trojnarska O, Al Mahmeed WA, Balint HO, Ashour Z,Baumgartner

H, Boersma E, Johnson MR, Hall R; ROPAC Investigators and the EURObservational

Research Programme (EORP) Team.

Clin Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):477-82.

Diaper (napkin) dermatitis: A fold (intertriginous) dermatosis. Tüzün Y, Wolf R, Bağlam S, Engin B.

Clin Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):462-5.

Baboon syndrome and toxic erythema of chemotherapy: Fold (intertriginous) dermatoses. Wolf R, Tüzün Y.

Clin Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):420-8.

Bacterial infections of the folds (intertriginous areas). Tüzün Y, Wolf R, Engin B, Keçici AS, Kutlubay Z.

Clin Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):411-3.

Commentary: Fold (intertriginous) dermatoses: When skin touches skin. Tüzün Y, Wolf R.

Nutr Res. 2015 Jul;35(7):592-602. Rapana venosa consumption improves the lipid profiles and antioxidant

capacities in serum of rats fed anatherogenic diet. Leontowicz M, Leontowicz H, Namiesnik J, Apak R, Barasch D, Nemirovski

A, Moncheva S, Goshev I, Trakhtenberg S, Gorinstein S.

Fertil Steril. 2015 Jul;104(1):62-70.e3.

Medroxyprogesterone acetate is an effective oral alternative for preventing premature luteinizing hormon

e surgesin women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilization. Kuang Y, Chen Q, Fu Y, Wang Y, Hong Q, Lyu Q, Ai A, Shoham Z.

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):578-82. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Late cardiac assessment in children diagnosed with post-streptococcal reactive arthritis: a long term study. Perl L, Kvint I, Matitiau A, Levi A, Barash J, Uziel Y.

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Jul;28(7-8):885-93.

Monitoring gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) treatment in girls with central precocious puberty: a comparison of four

methods. Zung A, Burundukov E, Ulman M, Glaser T, Zadik Z.

J Magn Reson Imaging. 2015 Jul;42(1):121-7.

Utilizing MR enterography for detection of sacroiliitis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Gotler J, Amitai MM, Lidar M, Aharoni D, Flusser G, Eshed I.

June

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 Jun 8:1-3.

Do tall women beget larger babies? Trojner Bregar A, Blickstein I, Steblovnik L, Verdenik I, Lucovnik M, Tul N.

Reprod Biomed Online. 2015 Jun;30(6):581-92. How to define, diagnose and treat poor responders? Responses from

a worldwide survey of IVF clinics. Patrizio P, Vaiarelli A, Levi Setti PE, Tobler KJ, Shoham G, Leong M, Shoham Z.

Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2015 Jun;15(6):e95-9. Higher infection rate after 7- compared with 5-

day cycle of azacitidine in patients with higher-risk myelodysplasticsyndrome.

Ofran Y, Filanovsky K, Gafter-Gvili A, Vidal L, Aviv A, Gatt ME, Silbershatz

I, Herishanu Y, Arad A, Tadmor T, Dally N, Nemets A, Rouvio O,Ronson A, Herzog-

Tzarfati K, Akria L, Braester A, Hellmann I, Yeganeh S, Nagler A, Leiba

R, Mittelman M, Merkel D.

World J Hepatol. 2015 Jun 28;7(12):1679-84. Influence of gut bacteria on development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Abdul-Hai A, Abdallah A, Malnick SD.

Am J Ther. 2015 Jun 30. Fatal Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Associated With Quetiapine. Schattner A, Kitroser E, Cohen JD.

Int J Cancer. 2015 Jun 25.

L1CAM in human cancer. Altevogt P, Doberstein K, Fogel M.

Ear Nose Throat J. 2015 Jun;94(6):220;222;224-7. Improvement in allergic and nonallergic rhinitis:

A secondary benefit of adenoidectomy in children. Warman M, Granot E, Halperin D.

World J Hepatol. 2015 Jun 8;7(10):1369-76.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - the heart of the matter. Azzam H, Malnick S.

Head Neck. 2015 Jun 4.

Evaluation of clinical presentation and referral indications for ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid as possible predictors of thyroid cancer.

Abu-Ghanem S, Cohen O, Lazutkin A, Abu-Ghanem Y, Fliss DM, Yehuda M.

Sci Signal. 2015 Jun 2;8(379):ra53.

Combining three antibodies nullifies feedback-mediated resistance to erlotinib in lung cancer.

Mancini M, Gaborit N, Lindzen M, Salame TM, Dall'Ora M, Sevilla-Sharon

M, Abdul-Hai A, Downward J, Yarden Y.

Isr Med Assoc J. 2015 Jul;17(7):430-2. Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer after Coronary Artery Bypass

Grafting Surgery. Papiashvili M, Deviri E, Bar I, Sasson L.

May

J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 May;28(4):147-51. Efficacy of MRI for assessment of spinal trauma: correlation with intraop

erative findings. Zhuge W, Ben-Galim P, Hipp JA, Reitman CA.

Haematologica. 2015 May;100(5):662-9.

Efficacy and safety of front-line therapy with fludarabine-cyclophosphamide-rituximab regimen for chronic lymphocytic leukemia outside clinical trials: the Israeli CLL Study Group experience.

Herishanu Y, Goldschmidt N, Bairey O, Ruchlemer R, Fineman R, Rahimi-Levene

N, Shvidel L, Tadmor T, Ariel A, Braester A, Shapiro M, Joffe E, Polliack A;Israeli

CLL Study Group.

Harefuah. 2015 May;154(5):330-3, 337-8.

ISRAELI GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA - 2014 UPDATE. [Article in Hebrew]

Bitzur R, Rozenman Y, Vinker S, Dikerl D, Shemesh J, Lahad A, Gavishl D, Harats D, KnobLer H; Society for Research, Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis,

Israel; Israel Heart Society; Israel Association of Family Physicians; Israel Society of Internal Medicine.

Phys Med. 2015 May;31(3):233-41. X-ray fluorescence-based differentiation of neck tissues in

a bovine model: implications for potential intraoperative use. Lahav G, Shilstein S, Shchemelinin S, Ikher S, Halperin D, Chechik R, Breskin A.

Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2015 May-Jun;43(4):328-34. Accuracy of predicted refraction with multifocal intraocular

lenses using two biometry measurement devices and multiple intraocular lens power calculation formulas. Reitblat O, Assia EI, Kleinmann G, Levy A, Barrett GD, Abulafia A.

PLoS One. 2015 May 26;10(5):e0127012.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can diminish fibromyalgia syndrome--prospective clinical trial.

Efrati S, Golan H, Bechor Y, Faran Y, Daphna-Tekoah S, Sekler G, Fishlev

G, Ablin JN, Bergan J, Volkov O, Friedman M, Ben-Jacob E, Buskila D.

Anticancer Res. 2015 May;35(5):2861-6. Absolute lymphocyte count with extreme hyperleukocytosis does not

have a prognostic impact in chroniclymphocytic leukemia. Shvidel L, Bairey O, Tadmor T, Braester A, Ruchlemer R, Fineman R, Joffe

E, Berrebi A, Polliack A; Israeli CLL Study Group.

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 May;41(5):936-44.

Prediction of refractive outcomes with toric intraocular lens implantation.

Abulafia A, Barrett GD, Kleinmann G, Ofir S, Levy A, Marcovich AL, Michaeli

A, Koch DD, Wang L, Assia EI.

Fertil Steril. 2015 May;103(5):1194-1201.e2. Comparison of live-birth defects after luteal-

phase ovarian stimulation vs. conventional ovarian stimulation for invitro fertilization and vitrified embryo transfer cycles. Chen H, Wang Y, Lyu Q, Ai A, Fu Y, Tian H, Cai R, Hong Q, Chen Q, Shoham

Z, Kuang Y.

Heart Rhythm. 2015 May;12(5):917-25. Cryotherapy ablation of parahisian accessory pathways in children.

Swissa M, Birk E, Dagan T, Fogelman M, Einbinder T, Bruckheimer E, Goldenberg

I, Klempfner R, Kirsh JA, Fogelman R.

April

J Pediatr. 2015 Apr;166(4):870-6.e1-2. Social variables predict gains in cognitive scores across the preschool ye

ars in children with birth weights 500 to1250 grams. Manley BJ, Roberts RS, Doyle LW, Schmidt B, Anderson PJ, Barrington KJ, Böhm

B, Golan A, van Wassenaer-Leemhuis AG, Davis PG; Caffeine for Apnea of

Prematurity (CAP) Trial Investigators; Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity CAP Trial

Investigators.

Collaborators :

Schmidt B, D'Ilario J, Cairnie J, Dix J, Adams BA, Warriner E, Kim MH, Anderson P, Davis P, Doyle L, Argus B, Callanan C, Davis N, Duff J,McDonald M, Asztalos

E, Hohn D, Lacy M, Haslam R, Barnett C, Goodchild L, Lontis RM, Fraser S, Keng J, Saunders K, Opie G, Kelly E, Woods H, Marchant E, Turner AM, Davis

N, Magrath E, Williamson A, Bairam A, Bélanger S, Fraser A, Blayney M, Lemyre B, Frank J, Solimano A, Synnes A, Grunau RE, Hubber-Richard P, Rogers M, Mackay M, Petrie-Thomas J, Butt A, van Wassenaer A, Nuytemans D, Houtzager

B, van Sonderen L,Regev R, Itzchack N, Arnon S, Chalaf A, Ohlsson A, O'Brien K, Hamilton AM, Chan ML, Sankaran K, Proctor P, Golan A, Goldsch-Lerman E,Reynolds G, Dromgool B, Meskell S, Parr V, Maher C, Broom M, Kecskes

Z, Ringland C, McMillan D, Spellen E, Sauve RS, Christianson H,Anseeuw-Deeks D, Creighton D, Heath J, Alvaro R, Chiu A, Porter C, Turner G, Moddemann D, Granke N, Penner K, Bow J, Mulder A, Wassenberg R, van der Hoeven M, Clarke

M, Parfitt J, Parker K, Nwaesei C, Ryan H, Saunders C, Schulze A, Wermuth I, Hilgendorff A, Flemmer AW, Herlenius E, Legnevall L, Lagercrantz H, Matthew D, Amos W, Tulsiani S, Tan-Dy C, Turner M, Phelan C, Shinwell ES, Levine

M, Juster-Reicher A, Khairy M,Grier P, Vachon J, Perepolkin L, Barrington KJ, Sinha SK, Tin W, Fritz S, Walti H, Royer D, Halliday H, Millar D, Mayes C, McCusker C, McLaughlin O, Fahnenstich H, Tillmann B, Weber P, Wariyar

U, Embleton N, Swamy R, Bucher HU, Fauchere JC, Dietz V, Harikumar C, Tin W, Fritz S,Schmidt B, Anderson PJ, Asztalos EV, Barrington KJ, Davis PG, Dewey D, Doyle LW, Grunau RE, Moddemann D, Ohlsson A, Roberts RS,Solimano A, Tin

W, Gent M, Fraser W, Hey E, Perlman M, Thorpe K, Gray S, Roberts RS, Chambers C, Costantini L, Yacura W, McGean E,Scapinello L.

Methods. 2015 Aug;84:70-5.

A method for constructing vascularized muscle flap. Shandalov Y, Egozi D, Freiman A, Rosenfeld D, Levenberg S. .

Cardiology. 2015;130(4):260-6. Stroke volume adjusted to afterload for assessment of cardiac

performance in patients with severe aortic stenosisand preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

Meledin V, Gandelman G, Derazne E, Kogan Y, George J, Shimoni S.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2015 Apr;26(4):424-33.

The effect of ICD programming on inappropriate and appropriate ICD Therapies in ischemic and nonischemiccardiomyopathy: the MADIT-

RIT trial. Sedláček K, Ruwald AC, Kutyifa V, McNitt S, Thomsen PE, Klein H, Stockburger

M, Wichterle D, Merkely B, DE LA Concha JF, Swissa M, Zareba W, Moss

AJ,Kautzner J, Ruwald MH; MADIT-RIT Investigators.

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2015 Apr;15(4):443-8. Differential impact of some risk factors on trochanteric and cervical hip fractures.

Tal S, Gurevich A, Sagiv S, Guller V.

PLoS One. 2015 Apr 7;10(4):e0122229. TGF-β1 induced transdifferentiation of rpe cells is mediated by TAK1. Dvashi Z, Goldberg M, Adir O, Shapira M, Pollack A.

Lancet. 2015 Apr 25;385(9978):1696.

Bloody diarrhoea in a hunger striker: starvation colitis. Malnick S, Abdul-Hai A, Abdullah A, Gharaba Y, Brand A, Basevitz A2, Alin

P, Binder Y, Raz O, Melzer E, Ziv-Sokolowski N, Somin M.

PLoS One. 2015 Apr 28;10(4):e0122576.

Internal thoracic impedance - a useful method for expedient detection and convenient monitoring of pl

euraleffusion. Charach G, Rubalsky O, Charach L, Rabinovich A, Argov O, Rogowski O, George J.

Oncogene. 2015 Apr 27. An antibody to amphiregulin, an abundant growth factor in

patients' fluids, inhibits ovarian tumors. Carvalho S, Lindzen M, Lauriola M, Shirazi N, Sinha S, Abdul-Hai A, Levanon

K, Korach J, Barshack I, Cohen Y, Onn A, Mills G, Yarden Y.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Apr;152(4):678-83.

The anatomic distribution of malignant and premalignant glottic lesions and its relations to smoking.

Shoffel-Havakuk H, Halperin D, Yosef L, Haimovich Y, Lahav Y.

Biochemistry. 2015 Apr 14;54(14):2360-71. AcpM, the meromycolate extension acyl carrier protein of

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is activated by the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase PptT, a potential target of the multistep mycolic acid biosynthesis.

Zimhony O, Schwarz A, Raitses-Gurevich M, Peleg Y, Dym O, Albeck S, Burstein

Y, Shakked Z.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 Apr;28(6):623-5. Maternal obesity in singleton versus twin gestations: a population-

based matched case-control study. Lucovnik M, Blickstein I, Verdenik I, Trojner-Bregar A, Tul N.

J Refract Surg. 2015 Apr;31(4):244-7. Surgically induced astigmatism assessment: comparison between three c

orneal measuring devices. Ofir S, Abulafia A, Kleinmann G, Reitblat O, Assia EI.

J Perinat Med. 2015 Apr 16. A population-

based comparison between actual maternal weight gain and the Institute of Medicine weight gainrecommendations in singleton preg

nancies. Tul N, Bregar AT, Steblovnik L, Verdenik I, Lucovnik M, Blickstein I.

March

Eur J Haematol. 2015 Mar 31. Outcomes of light-chain amyloidosis patients treated with first-

line bortezomib: a collaborative retrospectivemulticenter assessment. Gatt ME, Hardan I, Chubar E, Suriu C, Tadmor T, Shevetz O, Patachenco P, Dally

N, Yeganeh S, Ballan-Haj M, Cohen Y, Trestman S, Muchtar E, Magen H,Jakubinsky

J, Avivi I; Israeli MM study group.

J Assist Reprod Genet. 2015 Mar;32(3):401-6. Metformin use in patients undergoing in vitro

fertilization treatment: results of a worldwide web-based survey. Christianson MS1, Wu H, Zhao Y, Yemini M, Leong M, Shoham Z.

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Mar;41(3):548-56. Intraocular lens power calculation for eyes with

an axial length greater than 26.0 mm: comparison of formulas andmethods.

Abulafia A, Barrett GD, Rotenberg M, Kleinmann G, Levy A, Reitblat O, Koch

DD, Wang L, Assia EI.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Mar;72(3):560-1. The role of skin trauma (isotopic and isomorphic) in

the distribution of morphea. Wolf R, Wolf D, Ruocco V, Ruocco E.

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Mar;21(3):631-5. Inflammatory bowel disease:

an emergent disease among Ethiopian Jews migrating to Israel. Bar-Gil Shitrit A, Koslowsky B, Kori M, Paz K, Adar T, Israeli E, Ben-Horin

S, Berdichevski T, Coscas D, Gal E, Odes S, Shaul R, Ben-Ya'acov A, Goldin E.

February

Br J Cancer. 2015 Feb 17;112(4):765-8.

Low-level constitutional mosaicism of a de novoBRCA1 gene mutation. Friedman E, Efrat N, Soussan-Gutman L, Dvir A, Kaplan Y, Ekstein T, Nykamp

K, Powers M, Rabideau M, Sorenson J, Topper S.

Postgrad Med J. 2015 Feb;91(1072):114-5.

Postpartum headache. Friedman J, Gotler J, Schattner A.

January

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Jan;62(1):103-8. Genetic analysis and clinical picture of severe congenital

neutropenia in Israel. Lebel A, Yacobovich J, Krasnov T, Koren A, Levin C, Kaplinsky C, Ravel-Vilk S, Laor

R, Attias D, Ben Barak A, Shtager D, Stein J, Kuperman A, Miskin H, Dgany O, Giri

N, Alter BP, Tamary H.

N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 8;372(2):142-52. Carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for relapsed multiple

myeloma. Stewart AK, Rajkumar SV, Dimopoulos MA, Masszi T, Špička I, Oriol A, Hájek

R, Rosiñol L, Siegel DS, Mihaylov GG, Goranova-Marinova V, Rajnics P, Suvorov

A,Niesvizky R, Jakubowiak AJ, San-Miguel JF, Ludwig H, Wang M, Maisnar

V, Minarik J, Bensinger WI, Mateos MV, Ben-Yehuda D, Kukreti V, Zojwalla

N, Tonda ME, Yang X, Xing B, Moreau P, Palumbo A; ASPIRE Investigators.

Collaborators (154)

Agis H, Ludwig H, Kasparu H, Delforge M, Demuynck H, Meuleman N, Pierre P, Schots H, Van Droogenbroeck J, Vekemans MC, Wu KL, Goranov S, Gercheva L, Tzvetkov N, Raynov J, Grudeva J, Mihaylov G, Bahlis N, Belch A, Shustik

C, Assouline S, Cheung M, Song K, Grewal K, Dao V,Kukreti V, Maisnar V, Spicka I, Hajek R, Scudla V, Gregora E, Boue F, Eisenmann JC, Facon T, Hulin C, Moreau P, Voog E, Attal M, Garderet L,Brück P, Naumann R, Knop S, Goldschmidt

H, Griesinger F, Kropff M, Ostermann H, Weidmann E, Fenk R, Pfreundschuh M, Schilling G,Dimopoulos A, Symeonidis A, Jakucs J, Egyed M, Masszi T, Gasztonyi Z, Nagy A, Borbenyi Z, Illes A, Udvardy M, Ben-Yehuda D, Braester A,Fineman

R, Levi I, Nagler A, Magen-Nativ H, Shvidel L, Palumbo A, Cafro A, De Fabritiis P, Gaidano G, Petrini M, Sonneveld P, Zweegman S, Robak T, Hellmann A, Wiszniewski P, Górnik S, Walewski J, Komarnicki M, Calbecka M, Kyrcz-Krzemien

S, Moskwa A, Urbanowicz A, Lupu A, Bumbea H, Moicean A, Danaila C, Oltean G, Abdulkadyrov K, Afanasyev B, Alexeeva Y, Osmanov D, Salogub G, Khuazheva

N, Mendeleeva L, Suvorov A,Sokolova I, Marisavljevic D, Savic A, Bila J, Macukanovic-Golubovic L, Tukic L, Gutierrez ME, Ullrich JM, Oriol A, Prósper F, Mateos MV, De la Rubia J, Rosiñol L, Blimark C, Nahi H, Bolam S, Davies

F, Oakervee H, Drake M, Wechalekar A, Williams C, Willis F, Basu S, Stewart K, Talpaz M, Siegel D, Wang L, Buadi F, Bensinger W, Niesvizky R, Lee P, Venugopal P, Qu G, Matous J, Sharp S, Hari P, Jagannath S, Anderson I, Carrum

G,Sanchorawala V, Charu V, Fonseca G, Gasparetto C, Pendergrass K, Gandhi J, Deauna-Limayo D, Rasila KK, Coutre S, Zimmerman T, Halka K,Anderson L, Midathada M, Agura E, Abonour R, Meehan K, Mazumder A, Rosen P.

Reproduction. 2015 Jan;149(1):75-85.

Biopsy-induced inflammatory conditions improve endometrial receptivity: the mechanism of action. Gnainsky Y, Granot I, Aldo P, Barash A, Or Y, Mor G, Dekel N.

Isr Med Assoc J. 2015 Jan;17(1):54-9. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND).

Elbirt D, Mahlab-Guri K, Bezalel-Rosenberg S, Gill H, Attali M, Asher I.

Sci Signal. 2015 Jan 20;8(360):ra7. Synaptojanin 2 is a druggable mediator of metastasis and the gene is overexpressed and amplified in breastcancer.

Ben-Chetrit N, Chetrit D, Russell R, Körner C, Mancini M, Abdul-Hai A, Itkin

T, Carvalho S, Cohen-Dvashi H, Koestler WJ, Shukla K, Lindzen M,Kedmi

M, Lauriola M, Shulman Z, Barr H, Seger D, Ferraro DA, Pareja F, Gil-Henn

H, Lapidot T, Alon R, Milanezi F, Symons M, Ben-Hamo R,Efroni S, Schmitt

F, Wiemann S, Caldas C, Ehrlich M, Yarden Y.

World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Jan 7;21(1):233-9.

Interferon therapy in hepatitis C leading to chronic type 1 diabetes. Zornitzki T, Malnick S, Lysyy L, Knobler H.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jan 20;112(3):839-44.

Examination of HER3 targeting in cancer using monoclonal antibodies. Gaborit N, Abdul-Hai A, Mancini M, Lindzen M, Lavi S, Leitner O, Mounier

L, Chentouf M, Dunoyer S, Ghosh M, Larbouret C, Chardès T, Bazin H,Pèlegrin

A, Sela M, Yarden Y.

Clin Respir J. 2015 Jan;9(1):1-6. Effect of physical therapy on muscle strength, respiratory muscles and functional parameters in patients withintensive care unit-

acquired weakness. Yosef-Brauner O, Adi N, Ben Shahar T, Yehezkel E, Carmeli E.

Ophthalmologica. 2015;234(1):40-54. Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant as Adjunctive Therapy to Ranibizu

mab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Kuppermann BD, Goldstein M, Maturi RK, Pollack A, Singer M, Tufail

A, Weinberger D, Li XY, Liu CC, Lou J, Whitcup SM; Ozurdex® ERIE Study Group

Book Chapter

Progestogens in Obstetrics and Gynecology

pp 1-32 Physiology of Progesterone

Edi Vaisbuch, Offer Erez, Roberto Romero