Paul Fefer, MD

Original Contribution

Outcomes of Patients Turned Down for Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair

11/01/2020

Binyamin B. Neeman ;

Ilan Hai , MD;

Ori Vaturi , MD;

Sagit Ben Zekry , MD;

Victor Guetta , MD;

Israel M. Barbash , MD;

Elad Maor , MD, PhD;

Micha Feinberg , MD;

Amit Segev , MD;

Paul Fefer , MD;

Percutaneous mitral valve repair is an alternative treatment for high-risk patients with symptomatic mitral regurgitation. Our study aimed to assess the reasons for and outcomes of patients who were declined MitraClip implantation and compare...

Percutaneous mitral valve repair...

11/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial Access Technique

Predictors and Outcomes Associated With Radial Versus Femoral Access for Intervention in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Real-World Setting: Results From the Acute Coronary Syndrome Israeli Survey (ACSIS) 2010

08/05/2014

Doron Zahger , MD;

Amit Segev , MD;

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

Paul Fefer , MD;

Shmuel Gottlieb , MD;

Natalie Gavrielov-Yusim , MSc, MD;

Ran Kornowski , MD;

Ilan Goldenberg , MD;

Shlomi Matetzky , MD;

Sharon Gannot , MD;

Liudmila Bubyr , MD;

Use of transradial intervention is becoming more popular, and recent studies suggest an advantage for TRI in high-risk patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome. This study describes current utilization and outcomes of transradial...

Use of transradial intervention...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

Clinical Images

Covered Stent for the Treatment of Coronary Aneurysm after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation (SEE FULL TITLE BELOW)

11/06/2009

Paul Fefer , MD;

Duncan Hogg , MRCP;

Sam Radhakrishnan , MD, FRCPC;

Covered Stent for the Treatment of Coronary Aneurysm after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Patient with Takayasu’s Arteritis ABSTRACT:J INVASIVE CA

Covered Stent for the Treatment...

11/06/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology