Rafael 'Rafi' Kuperstein, MD

Original Contribution

Favorable Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes Among Patients With Prior History of Malignancy Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

02/25/2018

Yoni Grossman , MD;

Arwa Younis , MD;

Rafael 'Rafi' Kuperstein , MD;

Micha Feinberg , MD;

Elad Asher , MD;

Amit Segev , MD;

Paul Fefer , MD;

Anat Berkovitch , MD;

Victor Guetta , MD;

Israel M. Barbash , MD;

Noam Fink , MD;

Ehud Regev , MD;

Elad Maor , MD, PhD;

Yotam Vered , BA;

We investigated 477 patients who underwent TAVR and divided subjects into two groups according to malignancy status. We found that mere history of malignancy among elderly patients does not adversely affect outcomes after TAVR; however,...

We investigated 477 patients who...

02/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Echocardiography vs Hemodynamic Assessment of Diastolic Dysfunction

01/12/2024

Rafael 'Rafi' Kuperstein , MD;

Amit Segev , MD;

Lital Shaham , MD, PhD;

Paul Fefer , MD;

Lior Fisher , MD;

Batla Falach , MD;

Ilan Hai , MD;

Ori Vaturi , MD;

Victor Guetta , MD;

Israel M. Barbash , MD;

Elad Maor , MD, PhD;

The study's aim was to evaluate the added value of invasive hemodynamic assessment in patients with unexplained shortness of breath (SOB) undergoing echocardiographic assessment using the most accepted echocardiographic definition of...

The study's aim was to evaluate...

01/12/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology