Shirly Frizinsky, Amarilla B Mandola, Erez Rechavi, Ido Somekh, Raz Somech
{"title":"Inborn Neutrophil Disorders: A Unique Case of Chronic Granulomatous Disease and a Review of the Literature.","authors":"Shirly Frizinsky, Amarilla B Mandola, Erez Rechavi, Ido Somekh, Raz Somech","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 8","pages":"535-542"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alternative Pathway Complement Dysregulation in Atypical HUS: A Case Communication.","authors":"Eyal Kristal, Shani Arotzker, Michael Geylis, Siham Elamour, Galina Ling, Ruth Schreiber","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 8","pages":"514-516"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Ever-evolving Landscape of Inborn Errors of Immunity.","authors":"Oded Shamriz, Raz Somech","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 8","pages":"481-483"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compound Heterozygous Mutations in DCLRE1C Caused Leaky SCID Phenotype.","authors":"Tom Lapidus, Atar Lev, Ortal Barel, Raz Somech","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 8","pages":"511-513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction to Inborn Errors of Immunity.","authors":"Ori Toker, Rachel Eisenberg","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 8","pages":"520-527"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Genetic Basis of Inborn Errors of Immunity: A Clinical Guide.","authors":"Sigal Matza-Porges, Oded Shamriz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 8","pages":"528-534"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Redefining Expertise: Preparing the Next Generation of Physicians Caring for Patients with Inborn Errors of Immunity.","authors":"Raz Somech, Eyal Grunebaum","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 8","pages":"484-486"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathogenicity of Autoantibodies in Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases: Lessons from Passive Transfer and Active Immunization Models.","authors":"Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Yehuda Shoenfeld","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 7","pages":"466-472"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obstetric Outcomes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection Remote from Delivery: A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Sofia Soltsman, Lia Novick, Novick Yefet","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes severe complications in 15% of patients, many of whom are pregnant. Most infected women continue their pregnancies until term even though severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replicates in the decidua.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection remote from delivery on obstetric outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Women diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by polymerase chain reaction at least 14 days prior to delivery were enrolled prospectively and followed monthly until delivery. Their obstetric outcomes were compared to those of women who gave birth at our center during the year preceding the pandemic. The primary endpoint was a composite of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, oligohydramnios, and fetal distress or meconium-stained amniotic fluid during labor. Other demographic and obstetric variables were also recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The obstetric outcomes of 143 patients were compared to those of 3565 patients who gave birth during the year preceding the pandemic. The composite rate of placental complications was significantly higher in the study group (58 [41%] vs. 593 [17%], respectively), with an odds ratio of 3.4 (95% confidence interval 2.4-4.7). There was also an increased rate of labor induction or advancing the elective cesarean date in the study group (37 [26%] vs. 601 [17%]). No significant differences were found in the Apgar score, cord pH or gestational age at infection.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The risk of placental complications remains greater in pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 after acute illness resolution. Those patients should be monitored closely until delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 7","pages":"421-425"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148682054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arthur Shiyovich, Gil Marcus, Rola Hamood, Matanya Tirosh, Jacob Goldstein, Moshe Hoshen, Sivan Gazit, Sa'ar Minha
{"title":"Frequency and Patterns of Electrocardiogram Testing among High-risk Elderly Individuals.","authors":"Arthur Shiyovich, Gil Marcus, Rola Hamood, Matanya Tirosh, Jacob Goldstein, Moshe Hoshen, Sivan Gazit, Sa'ar Minha","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Electrocardiogram (ECG) may detect atrial fibrillation (AF), but the true rate of ECG performance is unknown.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To explore the performance rate of ECG testing in patient populations at high risk for AF in a real-world cohort and to explore the incidence of newly diagnosed AF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective observational cohort study included de-identified data of members of Maccabi Health Services older than 65 years, excluding patients with prior AF and other cardiac diseases. Patients were followed between 1 January 2016 and 30 September 2020. The number of ECGs performed in an outpatient setting for each patient was reported.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 211,515 patients (59.8% female) were included. The mean age was 70.3 ± 6.6 years, with a mean CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2.6 ± 1.0. During the study period, over half of the patients (n=112,340; 53.1%) did not undergo any ECG tests, 51,644 patients (24.4%) had one ECG, 24,914 patients (11.8%) had two, while 22,617 patients (10.7%) had more than three. Of the patients referred for an ECG, 67,433 (81.1%) underwent ECG testing within 2 months following the referral. The median time from ECG referral to ECG testing was 5 days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Most patients older than 65 years had no ECG tests within a 5-year period. However, when referred to an ECG test, most patients complied within a median of 5 days.</p>","PeriodicalId":524150,"journal":{"name":"The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ","volume":"28 7","pages":"426-432"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148681970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}