TECHNION - RAPPAPORT FACULTY OF MEDICINE
CURRICULUM VITAE
Avraham Lorber
ACADEMIC DEGREE
1980 MD Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
2010 Clinical professor, Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Rambam Medical Center,
The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion.
2005 Senior Clinical Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Unit,
Rambam Medical Center, the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine – Technion.
2004-2005 Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Unit,
Rambam Medical Center, the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine – Technion.
1991-1998 Clinical Lecturer, Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Rambam Medical Center,
The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine – Technion.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRESENT APPOINTMENT
1988 on Head of Pediatric Cardiology Unit - Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
1993 Board in Pediatric Cardiology - the Israeli Scientific Medical Council.
1987 Board in Cardiology - the Israeli Scientific Medical Council (with honors).
1985 – 1987 Residency in Cardiology,
Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit.
Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, Haifa.
1985 Board in Pediatrics - the Israeli Scientific Medical Council.
1983 – 1985 Residency in Pediatric Cardiology
Department of Pediatric Cardiology
Guy's Hospital, London, U.K. Head of department Prof. M. Tynan.
1985 Clinical research as required by the Israel Medical Association
The scientific council for diploma in pediatrics: "The assessment of
operability in 12 patients with elevated pulmonary artery pressures due to left
to right shunts. Correlation between hemodynamic (pulmonary vascular
resistance) and histopathological (lung biopsy) findings". Guided by Prof. M.
Tynan - head of Pediatric Cardiology Dept., Guy's Hospital, London.
1979 – 1983 Residency in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology,
Lady Davis Carmel Hospital Haifa, Israel, London.
1978 – 1979 Rotating Internship, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital Haifa, Israel
RESEARCH INTERESTS Trans-catheter closure of the Atrial Septal Defect in elderly patients; a rewarding
controversy.
Trans-catheter closure of the Patent Foramen Ovale to prevent recurrent CVA/TIA
in patients with "cryptogenic stroke".
Hemodynamic variations after trans-catheter closure of atrial septal defects in
various age groups.
Polymorphic Catecholaminergic Ventricular Tachycardia – an Autosomal Recessive
Disease: processing of electrocardiographic data.
The familial forms of atrial septal defect and associated congenital phenotypic
expressions.
Special innovative and unique achievements; Adaptive solutions for rare
cardiovascular conditions - first world-wide publication:
Schwartz Y.M., Berkowitz D., Lorber A., Tran venous coil embolization of a patent
ductus venosus in a 2-month-old child. Pediatrics 103:1045-7, 1999.
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Lorber A, Nair P, Gruberg L. Transcatheter closure of acquired Gerbode defect
following mitral valve replacement using the Amplatzer duct occluder.
J Invasive Cardiol. Oct;18(10):E264-6. 2006.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1. Integration of Medical Systems for 4th year medical students, The Rappaport
Faculty of Medicine - Technion. 1990-1999, 3 frontal lectures per academic year.
2. Integrative course for 4th year medical students, The Rappaport Faculty of
Medicine - Technion. Since 2000, 3 frontal lectures per academic year.
3. Introduction to Cardiology Course – the American MD Program -. The
Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion. 1992 – present. 3 frontal lectures per
academic year.
4. Tutoring Pediatric Cardiology to 5 th year students during Pediatric clerkship:
Department of Pediatrics A, Meyer Children's Hospital – Rambam Medical Center
The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion. Since 1990 – present. Two
clerkships of 7 weeks each (14 weeks per academic year), 12 hours of frontal
lectures per academic year; 14 hours of bedside teaching per academic year; 8
hours of Congenital Heart Disease Imaging (Echocardiography) per academic year;
12 hours of Hemodinamics and Morphology in the Catheterization Laboratory pre
academic year: Total 46 teaching hours per academic year.
Department of Pediatrics B, Meyer Children's Hospital – Rambam Medical Center
The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion. Since 1990 – present. Two
clerkships of 7 weeks each (14 weeks per academic year), 12 hours of frontal
lectures per academic year; 14 hours of bedside teaching per academic year; 8
hours of Congenital Heart Disease Imaging (Echocardiography) per academic year;
12 hours of Hemodinamics and Morphology in the Catheterization Laboratory pre
academic year: Total 46 teaching hours per academic year.
Department of Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, The Rappaport Faculty of
Medicine - Technion. Since 1990 – present. Two clerkships of 7 weeks each (14
weeks per academic year), 12 hours of frontal lectures per academic year.
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5. Tutoring Pediatric Cardiology to 6 th year students during Pediatric clerkship. The
Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion.
Department of Pediatrics A, Meyer Children's Hospital – Rambam Medical Center
the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion. Since 1990 – present. Three
clerkships of 4 weeks each (12 weeks per academic year), 12 hours of frontal
lectures per academic year; 18 hours of bedside teaching per academic year; 12
hours of Congenital Heart Disease Imaging (Echocardiography) per academic year;
12 hours of Homodynamic and Morphology in the Catheterization Laboratory pre
academic year: Total 54 teaching hours per academic year.
Department of Pediatrics B , Meyer Children's Hospital – Rambam Medical Center
The Rapp port Faculty of Medicine - Techno. Since 1990 – present. Three
clerkships of 4 weeks each (12 weeks per academic year), 12 hours of frontal
lectures per academic year; 18 hours of bedside teaching per academic year; 12
hours of Congenital Heart Disease Imaging (Echocardiography) per academic year;
12 hours of Homodynamic and Morphology in the Catheterization Laboratory pre
academic year: Total 54 teaching hours per academic year.
Department of Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, The Rapp port Faculty of
Medicine - Techno. Since 1990 – present. Three clerkships of 4 weeks each (12
weeks per academic year), 12 hours of frontal lectures per academic year.
6. Tutoring Cardiology to 5 th and 6 th year students during Cardiology elective
clerkship, Rambam Medical Center, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine - Technion.
Four clerkships of 2 weeks each (8 weeks per academic year), 8 hours of frontal
lectures per academic year and teaching Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Catheterization Laboratory Interventions, 16 hours per academic year. Total 24
teaching hours per academic year.
7. The School of Nursing - BA program, 3rd year students, Rappaport Faculty of
Medicine Technion & Haifa University collaboration; 2 frontal lectures per academic
year, 2000 – present.
8. Congenital Heart disease - Intensive Care course at the School of Nursing,
Haifa University and the Ministry of Health. 4 frontal lectures, 2000 – present , every
two years.
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9. School of Nursing, Sief Hospital, Safed, 2nd year students. 4 frontal lectures per
academic year. 2000 – present.
10. School of Nursing, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, 2nd year students.
4 frontal lectures per academic year, 1998 – 2004.
11. Lecturing and supervising new immigrant medical doctors and overseas
graduates: an introduction course for practicing medicine in Israel; 4 frontal lectures
per academic year. 2000 – present.
12. Supervision of postgraduate physicians training in Pediatrics and in Cardiology,
who rotate in the Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Rambam Health
Campus , B'nai Zion Hospital, The Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, The Sief Hospital,
Safed and The Poria Hospital, Tiberias. 2000 – present.
13. High school students - Medicine, Science and Technology (Pirchei Refuah at
Rambam Medical Center); 2 frontal lectures and 2 hours of Catheterization Laboratory
teaching per academic year, 2005 – present.
14. Pediatric Cardiology clerkship of foreign medical school students:
Noa Popovich - Zemelweiss Medical school - Budapest - July – August 2007
Amit Itay - Medical school - Amsterdam - July – August 2008.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
NATIONAL
Israel Society for Clinical Pediatrics
Israel Society for Clinical Cardiology
Israel Society of Pediatric Cardiology
Israeli Society of Invasive Cardiology
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Israel Medical Association
INTERNATIONAL
International Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
American Association of Pediatric Cardiology - elected
European Society of Cardiology
European Society of Paediatric Cardiology – nominated
Romania Society of Cardiology – honorary member 2012.
ACTIVE POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2000-2002 Secretary of the Israeli Society of Pediatric Cardiology
2002-2004 Delegate and Representative of the Israeli Society of Pediatric Cardiology in
the Israeli Society of Cardiology
1998 on Current member of the Board Committee of Pediatric Cardiology of the
Israeli Medical Association.
2005 on Faculty member –International Intervention Cardiology
Annual Conference – Tel Aviv.
2008 Faculty member –The Annual National Society of Cardiology Conference,
Sinaia, Romania 2008 -2012.
STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTION
PhD thesis – the Faculty of Bio-Engineering, Technion.
1993 Hemodynamics of Congenital Heart Diseases, Maayana Herman. Primary
supervisor – Prof. Uri Dinnar, other supervisors – Prof. Rafi Beyar, Prof. Shmuel Zeidman,
Dr. Avraham Lorber.
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MD Thesis - completed
Left Ventricular mass in Neonates, Maya Berman, MD Thesis.
1988, Heart Involvement in children with short stature who were treated with growth
hormone, David Vilikas, Z. Hochberg, A. Lorber.( Eur. J. Endocrinol. 138:401-7,
1998).
1996, Long term follow-up of treatment late effects in survivors of childhood
lymphomas. Ido Sholt. M. Ben-Harush, A. Leightman , Z. Hochberg , L. Bentur, M.
Peer, D. Geitini , A. Lorber, A. Koten.
2006, Rate estimation of cardiac side effects of childhood cancer survivors after
anthracycline therapy, Tali Dujovny , Dr. A. Lorber, Prof. M. Ben-Harush, Dr. M.
Peretz.
2007, Morphologic, Mechanical, Conductive and Hemodynamic changes following
Transcatheter closure of Atrial Septal Defect, Gur Mainzer, Dr. A. Lorber (publication
No. 45).
2010, Hypercoagulability and platelet activation in patients with congenital heart disease.
Chava Chezar.
2010, Endothelial function in overweight teenagers and in children of hypertensive
parents. Sagiv Aaaron. 2012, Coronary Artery Origin Anomalies Associated with Isolated Patent Ductus
Arteriosus. Daniel Synior
Basic Science
1. 1990, Zeev Pais, Natriuretic factor in congenital heart diseases – intracardiac
sampling.
2. 1991, Mariz Gershoni, Correlation between shunt and left ventricular
dimensions and function in children with Ventricular Septal Defect.
3. 1992, Assad Khoury, Pulmonary vascular resistance – impedance in
congenital left to right shunts.
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4. 2007, Yulia Shlomov, ECG and echo-derived RV changes following
transcatheter closure of secundum ASDs.
5. 2009-2010 Tamer Mor, Acute and subacute changes in heart mechanics
following trans catheter closure of ASD –Atrial septal defect
6. 2010-2011, Gur Mainzer, Fetal Myocardial Strain & Strain rate
7. 2010-2011, Gal Neuman, Endothelial function in adolescents with the
metabolic syndrome.
8. 2011-2012, Dotan Moshe, Coronary Artery Origin Anomalies Associated with
Congenital Heart Disease; retrospective study of non-selective angiography
of 1200 patients (1998-2011).
Basic Science in progress
Nir Samuel, 2012, B –type Natriuretic Peptide as a prognostic indicator in
pediatric cardiac patients with acute respiratory disease, a prospective
observational study
GRANTS
2013- Ministry of Health Chief Scientist Office, Jerusalem, in collaboration with Prof.
Ofer Binna – Technion " Duchene Muscular Dystrophy"-500,000 NIS×3 years
2010 – Ministry of Health Chief Scientist Office, Jerusalem, in collaboration with Prof.
Ofer Binna - Technion "Investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of Long Q-T
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Syndrome (LQTS) in cardiomyocytes generated from induced Pluripotent stem (iPs)
cells derived from LQT1 and LQT2 patients' fibroblasts"- 150,000 NIS x 2 years.
2009 –2012 ISF in collaboration with Prof. Ofer Binna - Technion: "Investigating the
cellular and molecular mechanisms of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular
Tachycardia using Cardiomyocytes generated from induced Pluri potent stem cells
derived from patients ' fibroblasts" - $ 64,000 X 4 years.
2009 – Pfm ( Produkte fur die Medizin AG – Koln, Germany) grant "Transcatheter
closure of VSD with a Pfm coil-based device – Euro 50,000.
PUBLICATIONS
Theses
M.D. Thesis - "Bioavailability of Digoxin in 600 patients" guided by Dr. R. Kitses, Clinical
Pharmacology, Carmel Hospital, Haifa.
BASIC RESEARCH
1. Baker E.J., Lorber A., Jones O.D.H., Tynan M.J., Maisey M.N. Superiority of
radionuclide over oximetric measurement of left to right shunt. Br. Heart J. 53:535-40,
1985.
2. Maisuls E., Lorber A., Margulis T., Weiss D., Palant A. The value of electrocardiography
in patients with right ventricular endocardial pace-makers in the diagnosis of left ventricular
hypertrophy: a correlative study of pace electrocardiography and left ventricular mass
derived from M-mode echocardiography. Int. J. Cardiol. 17:137-44, 1987.
3. Lahat H., Eldar M., Levy-Nissenbaum E., Bahan T., Friedman E., Khoury A.,
Lorber A., Kastner D.L., Goldman B., Pras E. Autosomal recessive catecholamine - or
exercise induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: clinical features and assignment of
the disease gene to chromosome 1p13-21. Circulation, 103:2822-7, 2001.
4. Lahat H., Pras E., Olender T., Avidan N., Ben-Asher E., Man O., Levy-Nissenbaum E.,
Khoury A., Lorber A., Goldman B., Eldar M. A missense mutation in a highly conserved
region of CASQ2 is associated with autosomal recessive catecholamine-induced polymorphic
ventricular tachycardia in Bedouin families from Israel. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 69(6):1378-84.
2001.
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5. Katz G, Khoury A, Kurtzwald E, Hochauser E, Porat E, Shainberg A, Seidman JG,
Seidman CE, Lorber A, Eldar M, Arad M. Optimizing catecholaminergic polymorphic
ventricular tachycardia therapy in calsequestrin-mutant mice. Heart Rhythm. Jul 8. 2010.
6. Lefeber DJ, Brouwer AP, Morava E, Riemersma M, Schuurs-Hoeijmakers JH,
Absmanner B, Verrijp K, Akker WM, Huijben K, Steenbergen G, Reeuwijk J, Jozwiak A,
Zucker N, Lorber A, Lammens M, Knopf C, Bokhoven H, Grünewald S, Lehle L, Kapusta
L, Mandel H, Wevers RA. Autosomal recessive dilated cardiomyopathy due to DOLK
mutations results from abnormal dystroglycan O-mannosylation. PLoS Genet.
7(12):e1002427,2011.
7. Tiosano D, Schwartz Y, Braver Y, Hadash A, Gepstein V, Weisman Y, Lorber A. The renin-angiotensin system, blood pressure, and heart structure in patients with hereditary vitamin D-resistance rickets (HVDRR). J Bone Miner Res. 2011 Sep;26(9):2252-60.2011
8. Novak A, Barad L, Zeevi-Levin N, Shick R, Shtrichman R, Lorber A, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Binah O. Cardiomyocytes generated from CPVT(D307H) patients are arrhythmogenic in response to β-adrenergic stimulation. J Cell Mol Med. 16(3):468-82,2012.
9. Mandel Y, Weissman A, Schick R, Barad L, Novak A, Meiry G, Goldberg S, Lorber A, Rosen MR, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Binah O. Human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes exhibit beat rate variability and power-law behavior. Circulation. 21;125(7):883-93,2012.
10. Novak A, Lorber A, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Binah O. Modeling Cathecolaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal 3(3)e0015, 2012.
11. A. Lorber, G. Mainzer, L. Kapusta. Reference values for two-dimensional speckle tracking-derived longitudinal strain, strain rate and time to peak deformation of the fetal heart. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. Accepted October 2012.
12. Kapusta L, Mainzer G, Weiner Z, Deutsch L, Khoury A, Haddad S, Lorber A. Second trimester ultrasound: reference values for two-dimensional speckle tracking-derived longitudinal strain, strain rate and time to peak deformation of the fetal heart. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. Dec;25(12):1333-41. 2012.
13. Kapusta L, Zucker N, Frenckel G, Medalion B, Gal TB, Birk E, Mandel H, Nasser N, Morgenstern S, Zuckermann A, Lefeber DJ, de Brouwer A, Wevers RA, Lorber A, Morava E. From discrete dilated cardiomyopathy to successful cardiac transplantation in congenital disorders of glycosylation due to dolichol kinase deficiency (DK1-CDG). Heart Fail Rev. Mar;18(2):187-96. 2013.
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14. Ben-Ari M, Schick R, Barad L, Novak A, Ben-Ari E, Lorber A, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Rosen MR, Weissman A, Binah O. From beat rate variability in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived pacemaker cells to heart rate variability in human subjects. Heart Rhythm. 2014 Oct;11(10):1808-18.hrthm.2014.05.037. Epub 2014 Jun 2.
CLINICAL RESEARCH
1. Lorber A., Ettedgui J.A., Baker E.J., Jones O.D.H., Reidy J., Tynan M.J. Baloon
aortoplasty for recoarctation following the subclavian flap operation.
Int. J. Cardiol. 10:57-63, 1986.
2. Ettedgui J.A., Lorber A., Anderson D. Double aortic arch associated with coarctation.
Int. J. Cardiol. 12:258-60, 1986.
3. Weiss D., Lorber A., Maisuls E., Palant A., Anginal syndrome with normal coronary
arteriogram. Harefuah 112:380-2, 1987.
4. Lorber A., Luder A.S., Very early presentation of Pompe's disease and cross-sectional
Echocardiographic features. Int. J. Cardiol. 16:311-4, 1987.
5. Lorber A., Luder A.S., Dembo L., Acute bacterial endocarditis in early infancy (letter).
Int. J. Card. 17:343-5, 1987.
6. Maisuls E., Lorber A., Quinidine-induced torsade de pointes suppressed by paroxysmal
atrial fibrillation. Int. J. Cardiol. 16:315-7, 1987.
7. Lorber A., Maisuls E., Weiss D., Palant A., Wave amplitude changes during stress
testing in ischemic patients with normal epicardial coronary arteries. Int. J. Cardiol. 19:309-
14, 1988.
8. Lorber A., Zonis Z., Maisuls E., Dembo L., Palant A., Iancu T.C., The scale of
myocardial involvment in varicella myocarditis. Int. J. Cardiol. 20:257-62, 1988.
9. Lorber A., Maisuls E., Naschitz J., Electrocardiographic pattern of pseudo left posterior
hemiblock and incomplete right bundle branch block. Int. J. Cardiol. 20:399-402, 1988.
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10. Lorber A., Weiss D., Dembo L., Palant A., Echocardiographic diagnosis of anomalous
origin of left coronary artery. Harefua 116:43-4, 1989.
11. Hardoff R., Luder A.S., Lorber A., Dembo L., Early detection of infantile endocarditis by
gallium-67 scintigraphy. Eur. J. Nucl. Med.. 15:219-21, 1989.
12. Bronstein M., Zimmer E., Milo S., Ho S.Y., Gerlis L., Lorber A., Fetal cardiac
abnormalities detected by transvaginal sonography at 12-16 week’s gestation.
Obstet. Gynecol. 78:374-8, 1991.
13. Bronstein M., Zimmer E., Gerlis L., Lorber A., Drugan A., Early ultrasound diagnosis of
fetal congenital heart defects in high risk and low risk pregnancies. Obstet. Gynecol.
82:225-9, 1993.
14. Adler Y., Finkelstein Y., Zandman-Goddard G., Blank M., Lorber M., Lorber A., Faden
D., Shoenfeld Y., The presence of antiphospholipid antibodies in acute myocardial
infarction. Lupus, 4:309-13, 1995.
15. Milo S., Bar-El, Adler Z., Halberthal M., Lorber A., Punch pulmonary valvectomy:
another alternative to treat critical pulmonary stenosis. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 64:261-4,
1997.
16. Lampit M; Lorber A; Vilkas DL; Hochberg Z. Cardiac involvement in the GH withdrawal
syndrome in short normal children. Horm Res;48(suppl 2):1-201, 1997
17. Margalit-Stashefski, Lorber A., Margalit E., Familial occurrence of Ebstein anomaly.
Harefuah 134:762-4, 1998.
18. Bronstein M., Lorber A., Berant M., Auslander R., Zimmer E., Sonographic diagnosis of
fetal vascular rings in early pregnancy. Am. J. Cardiol. 81:101-3, 1998.
19. Shavit I., Brenner B., Lanir N., Kassis I., Lorber A., Shehadeh N., Coexistence of
acquired protein S and protein C deficiency and the Arg506Gln mutation in factor Va in a
child with severe thromboembolic disease. Acta. Paediatr. 87:349-50, 1998.
20. Lampit M., Lorber A., Vilkas D.I., Nave T., Hochberg Z., GH dependence and GH
withdrawl syndrome in GH treatment of short normal children: evidence from growth and
cardiac output. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 138:401-7, 1998.
21. Milo S., Adler Z., Bar-El Y., Kertsman V., Sawaed S., Lorber A., Reisner S., No-React
anticalcification tissue treatment results with stentless heart valves in two adolescents. J.
Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 117:1222-3, 1999.
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22. Sharoni E., Katz J., Dagan O., Lorber A., Hirsch R., Blieden L.C., Vidne B.A., The
Ross operation: initial Israeli experience. Isr. Med. Assoc. J. 2:115-7, 2000.
23. Peretz N.M., Goldberg H., Kuten A., Meller I., Krivoi E., Lorber A., Bentur L., Long
term sequelae of malignant tumors in childhood: consequence late side-effects. Harefuah.
140:95-100, 2001.
24. Weiner Z., Lorber A., Shalev E., Diagnosis of congenital cardiac defects between 11
and 14 weeks’ gestation in high-risk patients. J. Ultrasound Med. 21:23-29, 2002.
25. Friedberg M., Khoury A., Schwartz Y., Braver Y., Lorber A., Percutaneous
Transcatheter Occlusion of the Patent Arterial Duct using the pfm DuctOcclud Coil via a
trans-aortic and trans-pulmonary approach. Cardiol. Young. 12: 465-469, 2002.
26. Yanir Y., Shupak A., Abramovich A., Reisner S., Lorber A., Cardiogenic shock
complicating acute carbon monoxide poisoning despite neurologic and metabolic
recovery. Ann. Emerg. Med. 40: 420-4. 2002.
27. Lorber A., Gazit A.Z., Khoury A., Schwartz Y., Mandel H., Cardiac Manifestations in
Thiamine Responsive Megaloblastic Anemia Syndrome. Pediatric Cardiology. 24:476-81,
2003.
28. Lorber A., Gazit A.Z., Khoury A., Schwartz Y., Freudental F., Percutaneous Trans-
Aortic Occlusion of Patent Ductus Arteriosus using a New Versatile Angiographic and
Delivery Catheter. Pediatr. Cardiol. 24:482-3, 2003.
29. Hashkes PJ., Tauber T., Somekh E., Brik R., Mukamel M., Lorber A., Berkovitch
M., Uziel Y., Naproxen as an alternative to aspirin for the treatment of the arthritis of
rheumatic fever: a randomized trial. J. Pediatr 143: 339-401, 2003.
30. Bar-Sela G., Ben-Arush MW., Reisner S., Lorber A., Haim N., Atrial Metastasis
detected by Two-dimensional Echocardiography. Acta Oncologica. 43:87-90, 2004.
31. Hadash A., Braver Y., Lorber A., Spontaneous echoes due to hypoalbuminemia,
Cardiology in the Young, 14: 1 – 2, 2004.
32. Hayari L, Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Treatment strategy in the fracture of an implanted
central venous catheter. J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. 28:160-2, 2006.
33. Yalonetsky S, Schwartz Y. Lorber A. Coronary angiography in patients undergoing
Transcatheter closure of interatrial shunt. J Invasive Cardiol.19(1):16-8, 2007.
34. Cohen M, Mansoor D, Langut H, Lorber A. Quality of life, depressed mood and self-
esteem in adolescents with heart disease. . Psychosom Med 69: 313-8. 2007.
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35. Yalonetsky S, Schwartz Y. Lorber A. Analysis of Left and Right Ventricular Doppler
Tissue Imaging in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Closure of Patent foramen ovale. J
Invasive Cardiol 19:252-4, 2007.
36. Hirsch R *, Lorber A,*, Shapira Y, Brosh D, Houri A, Bass J, Kornowski R, Battler A.
Initial Experience with the Amplatzer Membranous Septal Occluder in Adults. Acute Card
Care. 9(1):54-9, 2007.
37. Gelernter-Yaniv L, Lorber A. The familial form of atrial septal defect. Acta Paediatr.
96(5):726-30, 2007.
38. Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Percutaneous Closure of a Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in
Elderly Patients. J Invasive Cardiology, 19:510–2, 2007.
39. Cohen M., Mansoor D., Gagin R, Lorber A., . Perceived parenting style, self-esteem
and psychological distress in adolescents with heart disease. Psychological Health
Medicine. 13(4):381-8. 2008.
40. Gelernter-Yaniv L, Khoury A; Schwartz Y, Lorber A,. Transcatheter Closure of Right to
Left Inter-Atrial Shunts to Resolve Hypoxemia. Congenit Heart Dis. 3(1) : 47-53 ,2008.
41. Telman G, Yalonetsky S, Kouperberg E, Sprecher E, Lorber A, Yarnitsky D. Size of
PFO and amount of microembolic signals in patients with ischaemic stroke or TIA. Eur J
Nerol. 15(9):969-72,2008.
42. Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Comparative changes of pulmonary artery pressure values
and tricuspid valve regurgitation following transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in
adults and the elderly. Congenit Heart Dis. 4(1):17-20. 2009.
43. Cohen M, Mansoor D, Yalonetsky S, Gagin R, Lorber A. Psychological functioning
and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older patients following percutaneous closure
of the secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 50(3):e5-8, 2010.
44. Mainzer G, Lorber A. Morphological, mechanical, conductive and hemodynamic
changes following trans-catheter closure of atrial septal defect. Congenit Heart Dis.
5(1):25-31, 2010.
45. Cohen M, Daniela M, Lorber A. Patent Foramen Ovale closure in post-CVA/TIA
patients: psychological distress, quality of life and optimism. Int J Clin Pract.
Jan;64(2):182-7, 2010.
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46. Shachor-Meyouhas Y, Kassis A, Joseph Guilburd ,Lorber A. Brain Abscess in Children
- Epidemiology, Predisposing Factors and Management in the Modern Medicine Era. Acta
Paediatr. 99(8):1163-7, 2010.
47. Pe'er A, Lorber A, Suraiya S, Malhotra A, Pillar G. The occurrence of Cheyne-Stokes
respiration in congestive heart failure: the effect of age. Frontiers in psychiatry. September
2010, volume 1, article 133.
48. Neumann G, Aronson D, Gaitini D, Shehade N, Lorber A. Cardiovascular Risk Factors
in Children with Parental History of Premature Ischemic Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol
32(5):628-33, 2011.
49. Cohen M, Telman G, Mansoor M, Lorber A. Comparison of psychological symptoms in
post-cryptogenic cerebral-vascular accident (CVA) and/or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
patients who have undergone foramen ovale closure and in post-CVA patients. Arch
Gerontol Geriatr 52(3):e152-5,2011.
50. Friedberg MK, Solt I, Weyl-Ben-Arush M, Braver Y, Lorber A. Cardiac function in long-term survivors of childhood lymphoma. Cardiol Res Pract. 2011 Jan 20;2011:316927
50. Yalonetski S, Lorber A.Transcatheter Amplatzer septal occluder closure of residual
ASD shunt: following StarFlex spring protrusion.
Heart Asia;3:39-40, 2011.
51. Aaron S, Mainzer G, Lorber A. Taming the "cobra": an approach to "cobra-like" formation seen in the Occlutech atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale occluders. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar 1;79(4):678-80, 2011.
52. Eliyahu S, Roguin A, Kerner A, Boulos M, Lorber A, Halabi M, Suleiman M, Nikolsky E,Rispler S, Beyar R. Patient safety and outcomes from live case demonstrations of interventional cardiology procedures. JACC Cardiovasc Interv.5(2):215-24. 2012.
53. Zimmer EZ, Blazer S, Lorber A, Solt I, Egenburg S, Bronshtein M. Fetal Ebstein's anomaly: early and late appearance. Prenat Diagn. 32(3):228-33, 2012.
54. Marai I, Khoury A, Suleiman M, Gepstein L, Blich M, Lorber A, Boulos M. Importance ofventricular tachycardia storms not terminated by implantable cardioverter defibrillators shocks in patients with CASQ2 associated catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Jul 1;110(1):72-6. Epub 2012 Apr 3.
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55. Dotan M, Roguin A, Sinyor D, Yalonetsky S, Asaad K, Schwartz Y, Khatib I, Lorber A. Increased incidence of coronary artery origin anomalies associated with isolated patent ductus arteriosus. Pediatr Cardiol. Apr;34(4):907-11. 2013.
56. Mahamid J, Lorber A, Horovitz Y, Shalev SA, Collin GB, Naggert JK, Marshall JD, Spiegel R. Extreme clinical variability of dilated cardiomyopathy in two siblings with alströmsyndrome. Pediatr Cardiol. Feb;34(2):455-8. 2013.
57. Samuel N, Hershkovitz T, Brik R, Lorber A, Shavit I. Diagnosing heart failure in children with congenital heart disease and respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis. Am J Emerg Med. Sep 6, 2014 .
58. Kessel I, Waisman D, Lavie-Nevo K, Golzman M, Lorber A, Rotschild A. Paracetamol effectiveness, safety and blood level monitoring during patent ductus arteriosus closure: a case series. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Nov;27(16):1719-21. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2013.871630. Epub Feb 7 2014.
CASE REPORTS
1. Maor N., Weiss D., Lorber A., Torsade de pointes complicating atrioventricular block.
Int. J. Cardiol. 14:235-8, 1987.
2. Maisuls E., Maor N., Lorber A., Idiopathic recurrent sustained parasystolic ventricular
tachycardia responsive to Verapamil in a 15-year-old patient. Int. J. Cardiol. 15:116-9,
1987.
3. Maor N., Lorber A., Weiss D., Atrioventricular block complicating dissecting aneurysm of
the aorta. Int. J. Cardiol. 15:352-4, 1987.
4. Lorber A., Maisuls E., Palant A. Autosomal dominant inheritance of sinus node disease.
Int. J. Cardiol. 15:252-6, 1987.
5. Maisuls E., Lorber A., Weiss D., Transient complete atrioventricular dissociation and
asystole following junctional premature beats in a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
Int. J. Cardiol. 15:120-2, 1987.
6. Weiss D., Lorber A., Pacemaker Twiddler's syndrome. Int. J. Cardiol. 15:357-60, 1987.
7. Lorber A., Waisman D.,Weintraub Z., Bedside demonstration of the absence of the right
pulmonary artery in a premature baby. Int. J. Cardiol. 19:255-9,1988.
8. Lorber A., Maisuls E., Naschitz J., Hereditary right axis deviation: electrocardiographic
pattern of pseudo left posterior hemiblock and incomplete right bundle branch block.
Int. J. Cardiol. 20:257-62, 1988.
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9. Lorber A., Zonis Z., Maisuls E., Dembo L., Palant A., Iancu T.C., The scale
of myocardial involvment in varicella myocarditis. Int. J. Cardiol. 20:257-62, 1988.
10. Hardoff R., Luder A.S., Lorber A., Dembo L. Early detection of infantile endocarditis by
gallium-67 scintigraphy. Eur. J. Nucl. Med. 15:219-21, 1989.
11. Lorber A., Weiss D., Dembo L., Palant A., Echocardiographic diagnosis of anomalous
origin of left coronary artery. Harefuah 116:43-4, 1989.
12. Lorber A., Gershoni M., Triventricular heart - separated left ventricle. Cardiology in the
Young 11, 1992.
13. Braun J., Zuckerman-Levin N., Even-Sapir E., Lorber A., Congenital arteriovenous
facial fistula cured by percutaneous embolization. Harefuah 122:417-9, 1992.
14. Lorber A., Itzkovitch D., Hallon F., Fixed subaortic stenosis and redundant mitral valve
forming- subaortic chamber during ventricular systole. Cardiol. Young 4:307- 9, 1994.
15. Shapira M., Borochowitz Z., Bar-El H., Dar H., Etzioni A., Lorber A., Deletion of the
short arm of chromosome 10 (10p13). Am. J. Med. Genetics 52:34-38, 1994.
16. Lessick J., Schwartz Y., Lorber A., Neonatal advanced heart block due to cardiac
tumor. Pediatr. Cardiol. 19:263-5, 1998.
17. Schwartz Y.M., Berkowitz D., Lorber A., Transvenous coil embolization of a patent
ductus venosus in a 2-month-old child. Pediatrics 103:1045-7, 1999.
18. Makhoul I.R., Sujov P., Gaitini D., Lorber A., Congenital arterio-venous fistula with a
massive aneurysm of the vein . Galen. Isr. Med. Assoc. J. 2:53, 2000.
19. Magen D., Ish-Shalom N., Lorber A., Khoury A., Zelikovic I., An infant with polydactyly,
and renal anomalies: Early diagnosis of a rare syndrome. Nephrology Dialysis
Transplantation Journal, 17: 2261-4, 2002.
20. Kapeliovich M., Agmon Y., Zdorovyak A., Hammerman H., Beyar R., Mahamid E.,
Matanis Y., Finkelstein R., Braver Y., Khoury A., Lorber A., Severe Hypoxemia in a Patient
with acute Myocardial Infarction. International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions.
International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions 2: 85-7, 2004.
21. Lorber A., Khoury A., Schwartz Y., Braver Y., Klein-Kremer A., Gelernter-Yaniv L.,
The advantage of the DuctOcclud coil for the occlusion of Aorto-Pulmonary Shunts,
IMAJ, 6:498-9, 2004.
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22. Lessick J., Kumar G., Beyar R., Lorber A., Engel A., Anomalous Origin of a Posterior
Descending Artery from the Right Pulmonary Artery: Report of a Rare Case Diagnosed by
Multidetector CT Angiography, J Comput Assist Tomog . 28:857-9, 2004.
23. Shnaider H., Shiran A., Lorber A. Behind the Curtain – Right Ventricular Diastolic
Dysfunction and Patent Foramen Ovale causing profound Cyanosis. Heart. 90:e31, 2004.
24. Gershin E, Lessic J, Litmanovich D, Ofer A, Elhasid R, Lorber A, Dragu R, Rispler S,
Haimi M, Engel A. Septal bounch in constrictive pericarditis : diagnosis and dynamic
evaluation with multidetector CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 28:676-8, 2004.
25. Amir G, Khouri A, Lorber A, Mishaly D. Extracardiac reconstruction of anomalous
superior systemic venous return. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 3:328-30, 2004.
26. Ghersin E, Khoury A, Litmanovich D, Lorber A , Halberthal M, Engel A, Lessick J.
Comprehensive multidetector computed tomography assessment of severe cardiac
contusion in a pediatric patient: correlation with echocardiography. J Comput Assist
Tomogr.29:739-41,2005.
27. Yalonetsky S, Nun AB, Shwartz Y, Lorber A . Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen
ovale prior to a pneumonectomy to prevent platypnea syndrome.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 29:622-4, 2006,.
28. Waisman D, Rotschild A, Bardicef M, Zelnik N, Auslander R, Kessel I, Lorber A . Fetal
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia without heart failure leading to ischemic damage.
Prenat Diagn. 26(2):187-8, 2006.
29. Yalonetsky S, Khouri A, Shwartz Y, Lorber A . Transcatheter treatment of combined
congenital heart anomalies in an adult cyanotic patient. Harefuah 145:654-5, 703, 2006.
30 . Lorber A, Nair P, Gruberg L. Transcatheter closure of acquired Gerbode defect
following mitral valve replacement using the Amplatzer duct occluder.
J Invasive Cardiol. Oct;18(10):E264-6. 2006.
31. Yalonetsky S, Khoury A, Schwartz Y, Lorber A . [Transcatheter treatment of combined
congenital heart anomalies in an adult cyanotic patient] . Harefuah, 145(9):654-5, 703.
2006.
32. S. Yalonetsky; Y. Schwartz; A. Roguin; A. Lorber. Combined percutaneous coronary
intervention and atrial septal defect closure in an adult patient.
Acute Cardiac Care, 9: 254-6, 2007,
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33. Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Left ventricular segmental dysfunction following percutaneous
transcatheter closure of a memebranous ventricular septal defect. Catheter Cardiovasc
Interv. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 69:590-2; discussion 593, 2007.
34. Yalonetsky S, Mishali D, Ben-Barak A, Lorber A. Mitral valve destruction by Hodgkin's
lymphoma-associated Loefler endocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol 29(5):983-5, 2008.
35. Mainzer G, Khoury A, Gelernter-Yaniv L, Lorber A. Neonatal atrial fibrillation after
surgical repair of tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia. Pediatr Cardiol.
29(1):150-2. 2008
36. Yalonetsky S, Aharonson D, Hirsh R, Lorber A. Sudden cardiac death caused by
native aortic valve thrombosis in an adult patient with a complex congenital cyanotic heart
disease. Int J Cardiol. 2008 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print]
37. G. Mainzer, A. Lorber Transcatheter Closure of a Large Atrial Septal Defect in a Case
of Thrombocytopenia. Pediatric Cardiology . 29(5):1014-5, 2008.
38. Perlitz Y, Mukary M, Lorber A, Ben-Ami M. Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Cardiac Right
Ventricular Diverticulum Disappearing at Three Months of Age. A Case Report and
Literature Review. Fetal Diagn Ther. 29;25(1):44-46. 2009.
39. Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Late high degree atrioventricular block after percutaneous
closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. Cardiol Young. Jun;19(3):298-300.
2009.
40. Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Sudden Cardiac Death Caused by Native Aortic Valve
Thrombosis in an Adult Patient with a Complex Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease
Int J Cardiol. Jul 24;136(1):e11-3, 2009.
41. Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Percutaneous closure of a secundum atrial septal defect after
surgical pericardectomy. Cardiovasc J Afr. Nov-Dec;20(6):353-4, 2009..
42. Khoury A, Khatib I, Halabi M, Lorber A. Transcatheter Closure of Ruptured Right-
Coronary Aortic Sinus Fistula to Right Ventricle- Annals Pediatric Cardiology 3(2):178-
80,2010. 2010.
43. Marai I, Suleiman M, Lorber A, Boulos M. Iatrogenic intra-atrial macro-reenterant tachycardia following transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect treated by radiofrequencyablation. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 4(2):192-4.2011.
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44. Toledano K , Guralnik L, Lorber A, Yigla M,MOfer, Braun-Moscovici Y, Rozin A, Markovits D, Schapira L, Balbir-Gurman A .Pulmonary arteries involvement in Takayasu’s arteritis: two cases and literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 41(3):461-70. 2011.
45. Mainzer G , Zaidman I , Hatib I, Lorber A. Intrapericardial steroid treatment for recurrent pericardial effusion in a patient with acute lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Hematol Oncol 29(4):220-1, 2011.
46. Jurcut R, Daraban AM, Lorber A, Deleanu D, Amzulescu MS, Zara C, Popescu BA, Ginghina C. Coarctation of the aorta in adults: what is the best treatment? Case report andliterature review.J Med Life. 4(2):189-95. 2011.
47. Kassis I, Shachor-Meyouhas Y, Khatib I, Khoury A, Le TP, Lorber A. Kingella endocarditis after closure of ventricular septal defect with a transcatheter device. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 31(1):105-6, 2012.
48. Mahamid J, Lorber A, Horovitz Y, Shalev SA, Collin GB, Naggert JK, Marshall JD, Spiegel R. Extreme Clinical Variability of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Two Siblings With Alström Syndrome. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Mar 24, 2012. [Epub ahead of print]
49. Jamal Mahamid, Avraham Lorber,Yoseph Horovitz, Stavit A. Shalev,Gayle B. Collin, Jürgen K. Naggert, Jan D. Marshall & Ronen Spiegel., Extreme Clinical Variability of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Two Siblings With Alström Syndrome.Pediatric Cardiology 24(1), 2013.
50. Tal R., Yitzhack Schwartz., Jenny Zolotushko., Lorber A., Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) with tetralogy of Fallot - to treat or not to treat? Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 1;172(1):e175-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.055. Epub 2013 Dec 30.
REVIEWS
1. Weiss D., Lorber A., Maisuls E., Palant A. Anginal syndrome with normal coronary
arteriogram. Harefua 112:380-2, 1987.
2. Gelernter-Yaniv L, Lorber A . Anomalous origin of the main stem of the left coronary
artery from the pulmonary trunk presenting with left ventricular hypertrophy.
Cardiol Young. 17(1):78-83,2007.
CHAPTER IN BOOKS
1. Percutaneous Closure of heart defects using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder.
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In "Imagistica La Bolnavi Cardiaci" Editura Medicala 2010.
2. Modeling Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and Long-QT
Syndrome using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocytes. Lili Barad,
Atara Novak, Avraham Lorber, Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor, OferBinah. In Volume 7 of the
series “Adaptation Biology and Medicine, 2012.
PATENTS
1976 Osmotic Generator LL76 – an industrial-technological system for the production of
energy (electric power) with no environmental pollution. 1. 2001 Lorber Pediatric Sizing Cobra (3), AngioDynamics Inc. catalogue # 53709015
(5F 80 mm), 53709014 (5F 90 mm), 53709013 (4F 80 mm), 53709012 (4F 65 mm).
Lot 536616 design and development of a catheter for trans-aortic occlusion of PDA.
2. 2002 Design and development of Trans-Aortic NitOcclud Coil for the occlusion of
PDA. Lot 145056, 145057. Produced by the pfm Company – AG Cologne ,
Germany.
3. 2010 Generation of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) and cardiomyocytes
from Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) and Long QT
(LQT) patients. Technion - No 1270
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Seminar in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Morphology - May 18-19, 1989, Haifa.
INVITED LECTURES
Local
1. Lorber A. Trans-catheter Closure of PDA Using the Rashkind Occluder. Frontiers in
Interventional Cardiology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa.
3 March 1996.
2. Lorber A. Trans-catheter Closure of PDA Using the pfm-DuctOcclud coil. Frontiers in
Interventional Cardiology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa. 19 March
1998.
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3. Lorber A. ASD Closure using the NMT Cardioseal and Starflex devices. Frontiers in
Interventional Cardiology: At the Doorsteps of the Third Millenium. The Rappaport Faculty
of Medicine, Technion, Haifa. 10 February 2000.
4. Lorber A. Trans-catheter Closure of PDA Using the pfm-DuctOcclud coil. Frontiers in
Interventional Cardiology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa.
1 March 2001.
5. Lorber A. Clinical and Technical Considerations for Trans-catheter Closure of PFO.
Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion,
Haifa. 19 February 2002.
6. Lorber A. The safety of Trans-catheter Closure of ASDs. Frontiers in Interventional
Cardiology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa.
11 February 2003.
7. Lorber A. Trans-catheter Closure of Fenestrated ASD Using the AGA Amplatzer ASO.
Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion,
Haifa. 21 June 2005.
8. Lorber A. Trans-Catheter PFO closure reduces TIA/CVA Events.
The 53rd annual conference of the Israeli Heart Society together with The Israel
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
9. Lorber A. The enigma of PFO and cryptogenic stroke. Grand round , Lady Davis
Carmel Hospital. 10 May 2006.
10. Lorber A. The controversy of PFO closure. Grand round , Hillel Yafe
Hospital. 6 June 2006.
11.Lorber A. Trans-catheter approach for Congenital Heart Disease . Grand round ,
Bnay Zion Medical Center. 5 October 2006.
12. Lorber A. Trans – Cathetre closure of Inter-atrial shunts. Grand round , Rambam
Health Campus. February 8 2007.
13.Lorber A. The enigma of PFO and cryptogenic stroke. Grand round , Bnay Zion
Hospital. 24 April 2007.
14.Lorber A. The Advantages and Limitations of Trans-catheter Closure of Very
Large Secundum ASDs using the AGA Amplatzer ASO. Frontiers in Interventional
Cardiology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa.19 June 2007.
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15. Lorber A. Controversies of Trans-catheter Closure of the Patent Foramen Ovale.
The 54th Annual Conference of the Israel Heart Society with the Israel Society of
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Tel-Aviv, April 18-19, 2007.
16. Lorber A. Transcatheter closure of shunt at atrial level – the Rambam
experience. ICI, Tel Aviv, December 2-3 2007,Israel.
17. Lorber A. Transcatheter closure of PFO. The Rabin medical center, January 16 ,
2008.
18. Khatib I, Khoury A, Schwartz Y, Lorber A. Percutaneous VSD Closure by the Nit-
Occlud® VSD Spiral Coil: Early Short-Term Rambam Experience. The 57th Annual
Congress of The The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery – oral presentation. The
57th Annual Congress of The Israel Heart Society in association with The Israel
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery. April 15, 2010.
19. Fenestrated Inter-Atrial Septum – Characteristics and Theraputic Tactics: The RAMBAM Experience – ICI, december 2012, Tel-Aviv.
National and International abroad
1. Lorber A., Schwartz Y., Khoury A., Braver Y. Transcatheter closure of PDA using the
NitOcclud pfm coil with the aortic approach. The 4 th International Meeting on
Interventional Cardiology: Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology, London, UK,
24 - 27 June 2001.
2. Lorber A., Schwartz Y., Khoury A., Braver Y., Trans-catheter PFO Closure: A Useful
and Effective Therapy The European AGA Medical 4th International AMPLATZER
Symposium, Amsterdam, 15 May 2002.
3. Lorber A. Transcatheter closure of PFOs and ASD's – the Rambam Experience. Clinical
and technological aspects. Congenital Heart Disease Society Conference, Fundeni
Hospital, Bucharest, 28 June 2007.
4. Lorber A. Transcatheter closure of ASD's in elderly patients. Congenital Heart Disease
Society Conference, Fundeni Hospital, Bucharest, 15 November 2007.
5. Lorber A. Trans-catheter PFO Closure. Azerbaijan, Baku Children's Hospital. 2008
6. Lorber A. Strategy of Treatment in Congenital Heart Disease. Kazakhstan, Almaty, 15
May 2008
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7. Lorber A. Diagnostic and Interventional procedures in Congenital Heart Disease.
Bucharest, 27 May 2008
8. Lorber A. Trans-catheter Closure of Inter-atrial Shunts. Sinaia, 22 September 2008,
The Annual National Society of Cardiology Conference.
9. Lorber A. Strategy of Treatment in Congenital Heart Disease. Baku, Azerbaijan,
November 9 , 2008.
10. Lorber A. Pulmonary valve stenosis – The spectrum of the disease and curative
measures. Bucharest February 17, 2009.
11. Lorber A. Genetic and Familial Aspects of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects.
National Conference of the Vietnam Pediatric Society. DaNang, 26 September 2009 –
lecture and a member of the organizing committee.
12. Lorber A. Transcatheter Closure of VSD. Innovations in Cardiovascular
Interventions (ICI 2009) Meeting. Hotel David InterContinental Tel-Aviv, December
6-8, 2009.
13. Lorber A. Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions (ICI 2009) Meeting
Panelist - Session Name: S18 - Structural Heart Disease. Hotel David
InterContinental Tel-Aviv, December 6-8, 2009.
14. Lorber A. Chair - Pediatric Cardiology - Diagnosis and Treatment of Arrhythmias in
Children. 10th International Dead Sea Symposium on Cardiac Arrhytmia and Device
Therapy. February 8-9, 2010.
15. Lorber A. Percutaneous Transcatheter Therapeutic Procedures in Congenital
Heart Disease as an Alternative to Heart Surgery. Fundeni Hospital, Bucharest. April 8,
2010.
16. . Lorber A. Percutaneous Closure of VSD. The national Congress of Cardiology.
Sinaia, Romania. 7-9 October 2010
17. Lorber A. Controversies of percutaneous closure of Atrial Septal Defects.
Congenital Heart Disease Conference. University of St. Petersburg 30 May 2012.
18. Lorber A. Chalanges and dilemmas in trans-chatheter closure of Atrial Septal
Defects. Pan Russian Congress of Pediatric Cardiology.Moscow 3 June 2012.
19. Lorber A. Cardiomyopathies in childhood. The 51 National Congress of
Cardiology,Sinaia, 4-6 October 2012.
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20. Lorber A. Percutaneous closure of ASD. The 51 National Congress of
Cardiology,Sinaia, 4-6 October 2012.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL CONGRESSES (LECTURES AND
POSTERS)
Local
1. Maisuls E., Lorber A., Margulis T., Weiss D., Azmoni S., Palant A., Electrocardiographic
diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in apical right ventricular endocardial pace
electrocardiograms correlated to M-mode echo-cardiographic derivation of left ventricular
mass. VIIIth World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Jerusalem 1987.
2. Colin A., Daskalovic Y., Gozal D., Lorber A., Kerem D., Hypoxic response in
adolescents with corrected cyanotic heart disease. Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa.
May 1989.
3. Mandel H., Schwartz Y., Lorber A., Berant M., Cardiac involvement in the thiamine
responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome. XIV European Section Meeting of the
International Society for Heart Research, Jerusalem. 9-13 May 1993.
4. Eldar M., Glick A., Hegesh J., Lorber A., Glikson M., Belhassen B., Radiofrequency
ablation of accessory pathways in children and adolescents. Annual Meeting of the Israeli
Heart Society, Tel-Aviv, 24-25 April 1995.
5. Lorber A., Khoury A., Schwartz Y., Braver Y., Transcatheter closure of PDA using the
DuctOcclud coil. 1st International Meeting on Interventional Cardiology, Jerusalem, Israel
18 June – 23 June 1995.
6. Lorber A., Khoury A., Schwartz Y., Braver Y., Transcatheter closure of PFO; NMT
cardioseal device, Live presentation 2nd International Meeting on Interventional Cardiology,
Jerusalem, Israel. 30 June – 3 July 1997.
7. Lorber A., Schwartz Y., Khoury A., Braver Y., Satellite Symposium on “Stenting and
Adjunctive Pharmaceutical Therapy” Eilat, Israel. 4 – 5 July 1997.
8. 14. Amikam S., Lorber A., Bar-El Y., Our experience with permanent cardiac pacing in
children and adolescents. The annual meeting of the Israel Heart Society, Tel Aviv, April
1998.
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9. Lorber A., Schwartz Y., Khoury A., Braver Y., Transcathether closure of PFO; Amplatzer
occluder. Live presentation 3rd International Meeting on Interventional Cardiology,
Jerusalem, Israel . June 27 – July 1, 1999.
10. Friedberg M., Khoury A., Schwartz Y., Braver Y., Lorber A., Percutaneous
transcatheter occlusion of the patent arterial duct using the pfm DuctOcclud Coil via a
trans-aortic and trans-pulmonary approach. Israeli Cardiology Society Meeting, Tel-Aviv,
April 2002.
11. Schwartz Y., Lorber A., TEE Guidance of Transcatheter ASD/PFO Closure. European
Society of Cardiology Congress in Berlin. September 2002.
12. Schwartz Y., Lorber A., Novel Outreach Mobile Congenital Heart Disease
Service: A 7-year Experience. The 51st Annual Conference of the Israel Heart
Society, Tel-Aviv. April 2004.
13. Schwartz Y., Lorber A., Live 3D Echocardiography for Guidance of Percutaneous
ASD/PFO Closure. Open Day for research presentation at Rambam Medical Centre,
Haifa. October 2004.
14. Schwartz Y., Yalonetsky S., Khoury A., Braver Y., Yaniv-Gelernter L., Lorber A.,
Transcatheter ASD Closure in Adults: Effective Alternative to Surgery. Open Day for
research presentation at Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa. October 2004.
15. Schwartz Y., Khoury A.,Yalonetsky S., Braver Y., Yaniv-Gelernter L., Lorber A.,
Transcatheter PFO Occlusion Effectively Prevents Recurrence of Stroke. Open Day for
research presentation at Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa. October 2004.
16. Hirsch R., Lorber A., Shapia Y., Brosh D., Khoury A., Bass J., Koronowski R.,
Battler A., Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Initial Experience with the Amplatzer
Membranous Septal Occluder in Older Patients. Poster. The 52nd Annual Conference of
the Israeli Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Tel-
Aviv April 2005.
17. Mishaly D., Sheick-Yousif B., Prisman S., Hegesh J., Frand M.,Khoury A., Lorber A.
Esthetical Consideration in Congenital Heart Surgery. Poster. The 52nd Annual Conference
of the Israeli Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Tel-
Aviv April 2005.
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18. Schwartz Y, Yalonetsky S, Khoury A, Braver Y, Gelernter-Yaniv L, Lorber A.
Transcatheter ASD closure in adults – effective alternative to surgery. The 53rd annual
conference of the Israeli Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic
Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
19. Schwartz Y, Lorber A. Fenestrated Inter-Atrial Septum – Characteristics and
therapeutic Tactics. The 53rd annual conference of the Israeli Heart Society together with
The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
20. Gelernter-Yaniv L Schwartz Y, Khoury A, Yalonetsky S, Braver Y, , Lorber A.
A surprising High Prevalence of the Familial form of Atrial Septal Defect. The 53rd annual
conference of the Israeli Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic
Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
21. Gelernter-Yaniv L Khoury A, Schwartz Y, , Yalonetsky S, Braver Y, , Lorber A.
Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Right to Left Inter-Atrial Shunts to Resolve
Hypoxemia. The 53rd annual conference of the Israeli Heart Society together with The
Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
22. Yalonetsky S, Schwartz Y, Khoury A, Gelernter-Yaniv L, Braver Y, Lorber A. Analysis
of Left and Right Ventricular Doppler Tissue Imaging in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous
Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale. The 53rd annual conference of the Israeli Heart Society
together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
23. Schwartz Y, Yalonetsky S, Khoury A, Braver Y, Gelernter-Yaniv L, Lorber A.
Transcatheter PFO Closuer – Controversial but Effective in Preventing Recurrent Stroke.
The 53rd annual conference of the Israeli Heart Society together with The Israel Society of
Cardiothoracic Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
24. Schwartz Y, Yalonetsky S, Khoury A, Braver Y, Gelernter-Yaniv L, Lorber A. Educated
Reversion to Mini-dose Aspirin following PFO Closuer in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients is
Safe. The 53rd annual conference of the Israeli Heart Society together with The Israel
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery . Tel-Aviv, April 26-27, 2006.
25. Yalonetsky S, Schwartz Y ,Khoury A, Gelernter-Yaniv L, Brawer Y, Lorber A.
Percutaneous atrial septal defect Closure in elderly patients. The 54 th Annual Conference
of the Israel Heart Society with the Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Tel-Aviv, April
18-19, 2007.
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26. Yalonetsky S, Schwartz Y ,Khoury A, Lorber A. Solysafe" Atrial Septal Occluder
Device - The First Israeli Experience. The 55th Annual Conference of The Israel Heart
Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel-Aviv, April 9-10,
2008.
27. Yalonetsky S, Lorber A. Comparative Hemodynamic Effects of Transcatheter Closure
of Atrial Septal Defects in Adult and Elderly Patients. The 55th Annual Conference of The
Israel Heart Society together with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel-Aviv,
April 9-10, 2008.
28. Yalonetsky S, Schwartz Y ,Khoury A, Braver Y, Lorber A. Impact of percutaneous
closure of Inter-Atrial shunts on future pregnancies: Successful single center 1 year
experience. The 55th Annual Conference of The Israel Heart Society together with The
Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel-Aviv, April 9-10, 2008.
29. Khouri A, Khatib I, Halabi M, Lorber A, Transcatheter closure of ruptured right coronary
aortic sinus fistula to right ventricle – oral presentation. The 57th Annual Congress of The
Israel Heart Society in association with The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
April 2010.
30. Neuman G, Lorber A, Aronson D, Shamir R, Gaitiny D, Shehadeh N. The Presence of
Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Children with Parental History of Premature Ischemic
Heart Disease - oral presentation. The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery – oral
presentation. The 57th Annual Congress of The Israel Heart Society in association with
The Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery. April 2010
31. Dotan M, Rougin A, Sinyor D, Khouri A, Schwartz Y, Ihab Khatib, Lorber A.Increased
incidence of Coronary Artery Origin Anomalies Associated with Patent Ductus Arteiosus.
59th Annual conference of the Israel Heart Society in Assocoation with the Israel Society of
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Tel Aviv 16-17 April 2012.
32. Yalonetski S, Lorber A, Wald R, Oechslin E. Gerbode type defect in Adults after Repair
of Tetralogy of Fallot. 59th Annual conference of the Israel Heart Society in Assocoation
with the Israel Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Tel Aviv 16-17 April 2012.
National and International abroad
1. Kitzes R., Lorber A., Cohen L., Comparison between "old" and "new" Digoxin. World
conference of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, London, August 1980.
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2. Baker E.J., Lorber A., Jones O.D.A., Maisey M.N., Tynan M.J., Radinuclide
measurement of left to right shunt in children. British Pediatric Association 56th Annual
Meeting York, April 1984.
3. Ladusans E.J., Parsons J.M., Lorber A., Anderson D., Baker E.J., Maisey M.N.,
Tynan M.J., Radio-nuclide assessment of ventricular function after late correction of
Fallot's Tetralogy. Society Francaise de Cardiologie, Marseille – France, 16-17 June 1988.
4. Bronstein M., Blumenfeld Z., Lorber A., Gerlis A., Ho YS., Siegler E., Milo S.,
Brandes J., Zimmer E., Detection of fetal cardiac malformations by trans vaginal
sonography at 12 to 16 weeks of gestation. The First World Congress of Ultrasound in
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Conference of Fetal Echocardiography, London. 6-10
January 1991.
5. Weyl Ben Arush M., Solt I., Bentur L., Lorber A., El Hassid R., Kuten A., Pulmonary
and cardiac sequelae in long-term survivors of childhood lymphomas. American Society of
Clinical Oncology, Thirty-third Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. 17-20 May 1997.
6. Amikam S., Lorber A., Bar-El Y., Pacemaker implantation in children and young adults -
A 28 year experience. Asian-Pacific Congress on pacing and electrophysiology , New
Delhi, India. October 1997.
7. Yalonetsky S, Khoury A, Lorber A. Percutaneous closure of the secundum atrial septal
defect in elderly patients. World Congress on Heart Disease. Inrenational academy of
Cardiology. Annual Scientific Sessions 2007, Vancouver,BC, Canada. July 28-31, 2007.
8. Schwartz Y, Yalonetsky S, Khoury A, Lorber A Trans-Catheter Device-Specific ASDs /
PFOs Closure – Critical Appraisal of Available Armament and Recommended Therapeutic
Strategies. 5th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Cairnes,
Australia. June 22-26 2009.
9. Yalonetsky S , Schwartz Y, Khoury A, Lorber A. Comparative Changes of Pulmonary
Artery Pressure Values and Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Following Transcatheter
Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Adult and Elderly Patients. 5th World Congress of
Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Cairnes, Australia. June 22-26 2009
10. Schwartz Y, Lorber A. Outreach structural heart disease clinic: 2-years experience
with portable Echocardiography. 5th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac
Surgery, Cairnes, Australia. June 22-26 2009.
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11. Schwartz Y, Lorber A. Fenestrated Inter-Atrial Septum – Characteristics and
Therapeutic Tactics. 5th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Cairnes, Australia. June 22-26 2009.
12. Schwartz Y, Yalonetsky S, Khoury A, Lorber A. Percutaneous PFO closure should be
performed selectively and using a defect-specific strategy. 5th World Congress of
Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Cairnes, Australia. June 22-26 2009.
13. Tiosano D, Lorber A, Hochberg Z. The Renin-Angiotensin System, Blood Pressure
and Heart Structure in Patients with Vitamin D Dependent Rickets Type II. accepted for a
Poster Presentation at ENDO 2010: The 92nd Annual Meeting & Expo, June 19-22 in San
Diego, California.2010.
14. Y. Schwartz, A, Lorber. Percutaneous PFO closure performed selectively and using a
defect-specific strategy is highly effective in preventing recurrent TIA/CVA.Yje international
conference on heart & brain. Paris 1-3 March, 2012.
15. Y. Schwartz, A, Lorber . Fenestrated Inter-Atrial Characteristics and therapeutictatics: The Rambam Experience.. 9th International Workshop on Interventional Pediartic and Adult Congenital Cardiology.
Milan, 20-22 March 2013.
SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1. Special Humanitarian-Voluntary medical activities in collaboration with "The Friends
of Rambam" and The Rambam Research Fund.
A voluntary-humanitarian project to treat children with Congenital Heart Diseases from
Lebanon in collaboration with "Or Lagoim".
A voluntary-humanitarian project to treat children with Congenital Heart Diseases from
the Palestinian Authorities in collaboration with Peres Center for Peace.
A voluntary-humanitarian project to treat children with Congenital Heart Diseases from
Iraq in collaboration with "Shevet Achim".
A voluntary-humanitarian project to educate local medical doctors and medical
teams to diagnose and treat children and adults with Congenital Heart Diseases in
Romania in collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology.
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Establishment of National Cohort of Congenital Heart Disease in Romania in
collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology and the Romanian Society of
Cardiology.
2.Outreach Pediatric Cardiology Service in Northern Israel – "Lev Hayeled"
3.Counseling and education of the population carrying the gene for Catecholaminergic
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, a potentially lethal autosomal recessive disease.
4.Tutor and instructor of interventional cardiology in congenital and structural
heart disease for the pediatric age and adult patients; Hadassah Medical Center,
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Soroka Medical Center and Fundeni Hospital
Bucharest.
5. Founder of the Pediatric Cardiology Unit at the Meyer Children's Hospital,
Rambam Health Campus 1988.
6. Co-founder of the Romanian Cohort of Congenital and Structural Heart
Disease, in collaboration with the Fundeni Hospital, Bucharest, April 2010.
7. Co-founder (Rambam Medical Center representative) of the Israel Cohort of
Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, in collaboration with Hadassah Medical
Center, Rabin Medical Center, Gertner Institute – Sheba Medical Center,
October 2010.
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