2012
Symptomatic venous thromboembolism in elderly patients following major orthopedic surgery of the lower limb is associated with elevated vitamin B12 serum levels
Grossfeld A, Dekel S, Lerman Y, Sherman S, Atzmony L, Salai M, Justo D. Symptomatic venous thromboembolism in elderly patients following major orthopedic surgery of the lower limb is associated with elevated vitamin B12 serum levels. Clinical Biochemistry 2012, 46: 54-58. PMID: 23000313, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin B12 serum levelsB12 serum levelsAssociated with systemic inflammationVenous thromboembolism risk factorsSymptomatic venous thromboembolismSerum levelsVenous thromboembolismElderly patientsStudy groupOrthopedic surgerySystemic inflammationControl groupCo-morbiditiesRisk factorsAssociated with venous thromboembolismPatients venous thromboembolismLower limbsRetrospective studyVTE patientsMedical chartsSurgeryPatientsIndependent of demographicsMortalityThromboembolism
2010
Incidence of Cytomegalovirus-associated thrombosis and its risk factors: A case-control study
Atzmony L, Halutz O, Avidor B, Finn T, Zimmerman O, Steinvil A, Zeltser D, Giladi M, Justo D. Incidence of Cytomegalovirus-associated thrombosis and its risk factors: A case-control study. Thrombosis Research 2010, 126: e439-e443. PMID: 20926120, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2010.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute CMV infectionAssociated with thrombosisCMV infectionConsecutive patientsRisk factorsControl groupSex-matched consecutive patientsStudy groupCohort of patientsTertiary medical centerConsecutive matched patientsBinary logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisVenous thrombosesVenous thrombosisMatched patientsThrombosis incidenceInherited predispositionMedical chartsArterial thrombosisPhysician awarenessThrombosisAge-matchedPatientsMedical Center
2009
C-reactive protein velocity following antibiotics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and community acquired pneumonia
Justo D, Lachmi S, Saar N, Joffe E, Atzmony L, Mashav N, Henis O, Sade B, Chundadze T, Steinvil A, Paran Y. C-reactive protein velocity following antibiotics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and community acquired pneumonia. European Journal Of Internal Medicine 2009, 20: 518-521. PMID: 19712857, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAP patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsCommunity acquired pneumoniaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseInitiation of antibacterial treatmentChronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation patientsCRP levelsExacerbation patientsC-reactive protein velocityAntibacterial treatmentTreated with cephalosporinsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsDays of hospitalizationChest X-rayInternal medicine departmentObstructive pulmonary diseaseProductive coughAntibiotic administrationDisease exacerbationStudy groupPulmonary diseaseCRPPatientsExacerbationMedicine department