Health and health care in Israel: an introduction

AM Clarfield, O Manor, GB Nun, S Shvarts, ZS Azzam… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Starting well before Independence in 1948, and over the ensuing six decades, Israel has built
a robust, relatively efficient public system of health care, resulting in good health statistics …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated red cell distribution width predicts poor outcome in young patients with community acquired pneumonia

…, E Domany, Y Kenig, Y Mazor, BF Makhoul, ZS Azzam - Critical care, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.
While there is much data about risk factors for severe outcome in the general population, …

Lessepsian migration and tetrodotoxin poisoning due to Lagocephalus sceleratus in the eastern Mediterranean

Y Bentur, J Ashkar, Y Lurie, Y Levy, ZS Azzam… - Toxicon, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Suez Canal permits migration of fish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean to the
Mediterranean Sea. This phenomenon (Lessepsian migration) has enabled poisonous fish …

Alveolar type 1 cells express the α2 Na, K-ATPase, which contributes to lung liquid clearance

KM Ridge, WG Olivera, F Saldias, Z Azzam… - Circulation …, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
The alveolar epithelium is composed of alveolar type 1 (AT1) and alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells,
which represent ≈95% and ≈5% of the alveolar surface area, respectively. Lung liquid …

Telephone follow-up improves patients satisfaction following hospital discharge

E Braun, A Baidusi, G Alroy, ZS Azzam - European journal of internal …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Many patients encounter problems in the first weeks after discharge from
hospital. Telephone follow-up (TFU) is reputed to be a good tool for providing medical advice, …

Relation between changes in red cell distribution width and clinical outcomes in acute decompensated heart failure

…, M Kaplan, F Bahouth, D Aronson, ZS Azzam - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Increased red blood cell distribution (RDW) has been associated with adverse
outcomes in patients with heart failure. We studied the association between baseline RDW …

[HTML][HTML] High CO2 Levels Impair Alveolar Epithelial Function Independently of pH

…, J Chen, LA Dada, HE Trejo, V Dumasius, ZS Azzam… - PloS one, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background In patients with acute respiratory failure, gas exchange is impaired due to the
accumulation of fluid in the lung airspaces. This life-threatening syndrome is treated with …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing medical research results based on synthetic data and their relation to real data results: systematic comparison from five observational studies

…, M Khamaisi, Y Lurie, ZS Azzam… - JMIR medical …, 2020 - medinform.jmir.org
Background: Privacy restrictions limit access to protected patient-derived health information
for research purposes. Consequently, data anonymization is required to allow researchers …

Coagulation and anticoagulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

G Berger, ZS Azzam, R Hoffman… - The Israel Medical …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a complex pulmonary vascular disease with a broad
range of abnormal vascular abnormalities. Vasoconstriction, remodeling and thrombosis …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of remote dielectric sensing (ReDS™) technology for quantification of lung fluid status: Comparison to high resolution chest computed tomography …

O Amir, ZS Azzam, T Gaspar… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Pulmonary congestion is a common presentation of acute decompensated heart
failure (ADHF). The ability to quantify increased pulmonary parenchymal water content in …