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Amir Halkin
Researcher at Tel Aviv University
Publications - 148
Citations - 6346
Amir Halkin is an academic researcher from Tel Aviv University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myocardial infarction & Percutaneous coronary intervention. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 139 publications receiving 5726 citations. Previous affiliations of Amir Halkin include Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center & Rabin Medical Center.
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J-Point Elevation in Survivors of Primary Ventricular Fibrillation and Matched Control Subjects: Incidence and Clinical Significance
Raphael Rosso,Evgeni Kogan,Bernard Belhassen,Uri Rozovski,Melvin M. Scheinman,David Zeltser,Amir Halkin,Arie Steinvil,Karin Heller,Michael Glikson,Amos Katz,Sami Viskin +11 more
TL;DR: J-point elevation is found more frequently among patients with idiopathic VF than among healthy control subjects and the frequency of J- point elevation among young athletes is intermediate.
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Prediction of mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: the CADILLAC risk score.
Amir Halkin,Mandeep Singh,Eugenia Nikolsky,Cindy L. Grines,James E. Tcheng,Eulogio García,David A. Cox,Mark Turco,Thomas Stuckey,Yingo Na,Alexandra J. Lansky,Bernard J. Gersh,William W. O'Neill,Roxana Mehran,Gregg W. Stone +14 more
TL;DR: In AMI patients treated with primary PCI, seven risk factors readily available at the time of intervention accurately predict short- and long-term mortality.
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Vascular complications associated with arteriotomy closure devices in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary procedures: A meta-analysis
Eugenia Nikolsky,Roxana Mehran,Amir Halkin,Eve Aymong,Gary S. Mintz,Zoran Lasic,Manuela Negoita,Martin Fahy,Shoshana Krieger,Issam Moussa,Jeffrey W. Moses,Gregg W. Stone,Martin B. Leon,Stuart J. Pocock,T. George Dangas +14 more
TL;DR: In the setting of Dx angiography, the risk of access-site-related complications was similar for ACD compared with mechanical compression, and in theSetting of PCI, the rate of complications appeared higher with VasoSeal.
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Mandatory Electrocardiographic Screening of Athletes to Reduce Their Risk for Sudden Death Proven Fact or Wishful Thinking
Arie Steinvil,Tamar Chundadze,David Zeltser,Ori Rogowski,Amir Halkin,Yair Galily,Haim Perluk,Sami Viskin +7 more
TL;DR: The incidence of sudden death of athletes in this study is within the range reported by others, however, mandatory ECG screening of athletes had no apparent effect on their risk for cardiac arrest.
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Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is related to the severity of coronary artery disease and clinical outcome in patients undergoing angiography.
Yaron Arbel,Ariel Finkelstein,Amir Halkin,Edo Y. Birati,Miri Revivo,Meital Zuzut,Ayala Shevach,Shlomo Berliner,Itzhak Herz,Gad Keren,Shmuel Banai +10 more
TL;DR: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio value appears additive to conventional risk factors and commonly used biomarkers for coronary artery disease severity and adverse outcome in a large cohort of consecutive patients referred for coronary angiography.