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Elevated red cell distribution width predicts poor outcome in young patients with community acquired pneumonia by Braun, Eyal, Domany, Erel, Kenig, Yael, Mazor, Yoav, Makhoul, Badira F, Azzam, Zaher S

“…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…”
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Interaction Between Worsening Renal Function and Persistent Congestion in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Wattad, Malak, Darawsha, Wisam, MD, Solomonica, Amir, MD, Hijazi, Maher, MD, Kaplan, Marielle, PhD, Makhoul, Badira F., MD, Abassi, Zaid A., PhD, Azzam, Zaher S., MD, Aronson, Doron, MD

“…Worsening renal function (WRF) and congestion are inextricably related pathophysiologically, suggesting that WRF occurring in conjunction with persistent…”
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Relation between changes in red cell distribution width and clinical outcomes in acute decompensated heart failure by Makhoul, Badira F, Khourieh, Amal, Kaplan, Marielle, Bahouth, Fadel, Aronson, Doron, Azzam, Zaher S

“…Abstract Background Increased red blood cell distribution (RDW) has been associated with adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure. We studied the…”
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Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Ventricular Function, and Clinical Outcome in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Aronson, Doron, MD, Darawsha, Wisam, MD, Atamna, Aula, Kaplan, Marielle, PhD, Makhoul, Badira F., MD, Mutlak, Diab, MD, Lessick, Jonathan, MD, Carasso, Shemy, MD, Reisner, Shimon, MD, Agmon, Yoram, MD, Dragu, Robert, MD, Azzam, Zaher S., MD

“…Abstract Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction have been associated with adverse outcome in patients with chronic heart…”
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Discordance Between Hemoconcentration and Clinical Assessment of Decongestion in Acute Heart Failure by Darawsha, Wisam, MD, Chirmicci, Stefan, MD, Solomonica, Amir, MD, Wattad, Malak, MD, Kaplan, Marielle, PhD, Makhoul, Badira F., MD, Abassi, Zaid A., PhD, Azzam, Zaher S., MD, Aronson, Doron, MD

“…Highlights • Hemoconcentration has been proposed as a surrogate for successful decongestion in acute heart failure. We studied the relationship between…”
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The prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in non-cardiac patients with sepsis, ultra-long follow-up by Khoury, Johad, Arow, Majd, Elias, Adi, Makhoul, Badira F., Berger, Gidon, Kaplan, Marielle, Mashiach, Tanya, Ismael-Badarneh, Reem, Aronson, Doron, Azzam, Zaher S.

“…Sepsis is a multifactorial syndrome with increasing incidence of morbidity and mortality. Identification of outcome predictors is therefore essential…”
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Procalcitonin and interleukin 6 for predicting blood culture positivity in sepsis by Naffaa, Mohammad, MD, Makhoul, Badira F., MD, Tobia, Amjad, MD, Kaplan, Marielle, PhD, Aronson, Doron, MD, Azzam, Zaher S., MD, Saliba, Walid, MD MPH

“…Abstract Background Procalcitonin and interleukin 6 (IL-6) are well-known predictors of blood culture positivity in patients with sepsis. However, the…”
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Hyponatraemia predicts the acute (type 1) cardio-renal syndrome by Aronson, Doron, Darawsha, Wisam, Promyslovsky, Marina, Kaplan, Marielle, Abassi, Zaid, Makhoul, Badira F., Goldberg, Alexander, Azzam, Zaher S.

“…Aims The acute (type 1) cardio‐renal syndrome (CRS) refers to an acute worsening of heart function leading to worsening renal function (WRF), and frequently…”
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Brain natriuretic peptide at discharge as a predictor of 6-month mortality in acute decompensated heart failure by Naffaa, Mohammad, MD, Makhoul, Badira F., MD, Tobia, Amjad, MD, Jarous, Mishel, BsC, Kaplan, Marielle, PhD, Aronson, Doron, MD, Saliba, Walid, MD, MPH, Azzam, Zaher S., MD

“…Abstract Background Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is well established in detecting acute decompensation of heart failure (ADHF). The role of BNP at discharge…”
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Interleukin-6 at discharge predicts all-cause mortality in patients with sepsis by Naffaa, Mohammad, MD, Makhoul, Badira F., MD, Tobia, Amjad, MD, Kaplan, Marielle, PhD, Aronson, Doron, MD, Saliba, Walid, MD, MPH, Azzam, Zaher S., MD

“…Abstract Purpose Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis. We aim to investigate the…”
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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome presented with abdominal, pulmonary, and bone marrow complications by Makhoul, Badira F., Guralnik, Ludmila, Azzam, Zaher S.

“…We are presenting a case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in an adult female manifesting with abdominal thrombosis, pancytopenia, and alveolar…”
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) POTENTIALLY COMPENSATES FOR THE COLONOSCOPISTS' ACHILLES HEEL by Lachter, Jesse, Raz, Yaffa, Suissa, Alain, Bezobchuk, Stanislav, Makhoul, Badira, Zittan, Eran, Abbou, Ayelet Partoush, Shalabi, Rafea

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COMPARISON OF QUALITY OF COLONOSCOPY IN AN ACADEMIC HOSPITAL VS. A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICE by Makhoul, Badira, Khatib, Muhammad, Ben Hur, Dana, Lachter, Jesse

“…Extensive use of colonoscopy in hospitals and community clinics has highlighted the need to assess the quality of the procedures in order to reduce costs and…”
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H1N1 vaccines in a large observational cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with immunomodulators and biological therapy by Rahier, Jean-François, Papay, Pavol, Salleron, Julia, Sebastian, Shaji, Marzo, Manuela, Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent, Garcia-Sanchez, Valle, Fries, Walter, van Asseldonk, Dirk P, Farkas, Klaudia, de Boer, Nanne K, Sipponen, Taina, Ellul, Pierre, Louis, Edouard, Peake, Simon T C, Kopylov, Uri, Maul, Jochen, Makhoul, Badira, Fiorino, Gionata, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan, Chaparro, Maria

“…Safety data are lacking on influenza vaccination in general and on A (H1N1)v vaccination in particular in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…”
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Hypercoagulation in chronic post-traumatic stress disorder by Robicsek, Odile, Makhoul, Badira, Klein, Ehud, Brenner, Benjamin, Sarig, Galit

“…Whereas procoagulation abnormalities in acute stress are well established, little is known about the mechanism of hypercoagulation in chronic stress, such as…”
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Hyperimmune gammaglobulin for the treatment of West Nile virus encephalitis by Makhoul, Badira, Braun, Eyal, Herskovitz, Moshe, Ramadan, Rawi, Hadad, Salim, Norberto, Krivoy

“…West Nile virus, the etiologic agent of West Nile fever, is an emerging mosquito-borne disease. WNV was recognized as a cause of severe human…”
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Dilated cardiomyopathy: an unusual complication of clozapine therapy by Azzam, Zaher S, Makhoul, Badira, Hochberg, Irit, Rispler, Shmuel

“…Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug which has been linked to the development of cardiovascular side-effects. Here, Azzam et al . describe a 42-year-old…”
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