Nili Zafrir

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Affiliation: Tel Aviv University
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi Additive value of low-dose dobutamine to technetium-99m sestamibi-gated single-photon emission computed tomography for prediction of wall motion improvement in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft
    Nili Zafrir
    Nuclear Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Cardiol 26:530-5. 2003
  2. ncbi Variations in lymphocyte activation during exercise testing in patients with coronary artery disease
    Nili Zafrir
    Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Coron Artery Dis 15:195-8. 2004
  3. ncbi Myocardial perfusion profile in a young population with and without known coronary artery disease: comparison by gender
    Nili Zafrir
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Cardiol 33:E39-43. 2010
  4. ncbi Prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
    Alejandro Solodky
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Cardiology 107:38-43. 2007
  5. ncbi Feasibility of myocardial perfusion imaging with half the radiation dose using ordered-subset expectation maximization with resolution recovery software
    Nili Zafrir
    Nuclear Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, 49100 Petach Tikva, Israel
    J Nucl Cardiol 19:704-12. 2012
  6. ncbi Prognostic value of stress myocardial perfusion imaging in octogenarian population
    Nili Zafrir
    Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel
    J Nucl Cardiol 12:671-5. 2005
  7. ncbi Use of noninvasive tools in primary pulmonary hypertension to assess the correlation of right ventricular function with functional capacity and to predict outcome
    Nili Zafrir
    Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tiqva 49100, Israel
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 23:209-15. 2007
  8. ncbi Prognostic impact of sex on clinical outcomes following emergent coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
    Hana Vaknin-Assa
    Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Coron Artery Dis 17:1-5. 2006
  9. ncbi Feasibility of myocardial perfusion SPECT with prone and half-time imaging
    Ariel Gutstein
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
    Nucl Med Commun 32:386-91. 2011
  10. ncbi Yield of a novel ultra-low-dose computed tomography device mounted on a dedicated cardiac SPECT system in improving the accuracy of myocardial perfusion imaging and the detection of chest abnormalities
    Nili Zafrir
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel
    J Nucl Cardiol 19:303-10. 2012

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Additive value of low-dose dobutamine to technetium-99m sestamibi-gated single-photon emission computed tomography for prediction of wall motion improvement in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft
    Nili Zafrir
    Nuclear Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Cardiol 26:530-5. 2003
    ..The two most useful methods for myocardial viability assessment are perfusion imaging and dobutamine echocardiography...
  2. ncbi Variations in lymphocyte activation during exercise testing in patients with coronary artery disease
    Nili Zafrir
    Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    Coron Artery Dis 15:195-8. 2004
    ..The aim of the present study was to assess sIL-2R levels in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in conjunction with exercise testing...
  3. ncbi Myocardial perfusion profile in a young population with and without known coronary artery disease: comparison by gender
    Nili Zafrir
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Clin Cardiol 33:E39-43. 2010
    ..More and more young people are being referred for evaluation or screening for coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the value of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in this population is unclear, especially in the absence of symptoms...
  4. ncbi Prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
    Alejandro Solodky
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Cardiology 107:38-43. 2007
    ..09, CI 95% 2.15-12.05, p < 0.001). The presence of myocardial ischemia by MPI performed after PCI, and no symptom status, predicts a worse outcome during 1 year of follow-up...
  5. ncbi Feasibility of myocardial perfusion imaging with half the radiation dose using ordered-subset expectation maximization with resolution recovery software
    Nili Zafrir
    Nuclear Cardiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, 49100 Petach Tikva, Israel
    J Nucl Cardiol 19:704-12. 2012
    ....
  6. ncbi Prognostic value of stress myocardial perfusion imaging in octogenarian population
    Nili Zafrir
    Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel
    J Nucl Cardiol 12:671-5. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of the octogenarian population referred for MPI and the prognostic value of the procedure in terms of patient gender...
  7. ncbi Use of noninvasive tools in primary pulmonary hypertension to assess the correlation of right ventricular function with functional capacity and to predict outcome
    Nili Zafrir
    Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tiqva 49100, Israel
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 23:209-15. 2007
    ..The purpose of the study was to assess the correlation between right ventricular (RV) systolic and diastolic noninvasive variables and exercise tolerance, as well as the predictors of adverse outcome in treated patients...
  8. ncbi Prognostic impact of sex on clinical outcomes following emergent coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
    Hana Vaknin-Assa
    Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Coron Artery Dis 17:1-5. 2006
    ....
  9. ncbi Feasibility of myocardial perfusion SPECT with prone and half-time imaging
    Ariel Gutstein
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
    Nucl Med Commun 32:386-91. 2011
    ..This can be corrected by prone imaging while necessitating additional imaging time. Image processing with iterative reconstruction allows for a half-time (HT) acquisition...
  10. ncbi Yield of a novel ultra-low-dose computed tomography device mounted on a dedicated cardiac SPECT system in improving the accuracy of myocardial perfusion imaging and the detection of chest abnormalities
    Nili Zafrir
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel
    J Nucl Cardiol 19:303-10. 2012
    ....
  11. ncbi Discrepancy between myocardial ischemia and luminal stenosis in patients with left internal mammary artery grafting to left anterior descending coronary artery
    Nili Zafrir
    Nuclear Cardiology Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel
    J Nucl Cardiol 10:663-8. 2003
    ....
  12. ncbi Modalities to assess myocardial viability in the modern cardiology era
    Ashraf Hamdan
    Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel
    Coron Artery Dis 17:567-76. 2006
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  13. ncbi Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction treated by emergent coronary angioplasty
    Abid R Assali
    Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Int J Cardiovasc Intervent 7:193-8. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Cardiogenic shock remains an important cause of mortality in AMI. Younger age and the use of GP 2b/3a antagonists during primary PCI for cardiogenic shock patients seems to be associated with better clinical outcomes...
  14. ncbi Correlation between ST elevation and Q waves on the predischarge electrocardiogram and the extent and location of MIBI perfusion defects in anterior myocardial infarction
    Barak Zafrir
    Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
    Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 9:101-12. 2004
    ..Residual ST elevation and Q waves in V5 are related to a more inferior rather than a lateral involvement...