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Head of Department
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Cardiology - Assuta Ashdod Hospital
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lel@post.bgu.ac.il |
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- Platelet physiology – immature platelets
- Endothelial progenitor cells
- Platelet inhibiting drugs in the setting of acute coronary syndrome and / or coronary interventions
Research Focus
- Immature platelets in the setting of acute coronary syndromes
- Endothelial progenitor cells in the setting of acute coronary syndromes and in the setting of heart failure
Major expertise and techniques in the lab
- Platelet reactivity assays
- Endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial cells functional assays
Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants
- Perl L, Lerman-Shivek H, Rechavia E, Vaduganathan M, Leshem-Lev D, Zemer-Wassercug N, Dadush O, Codner P, Bental T, Battler A, Kornowski R, Lev EI. Response to Prasugrel and Levels of Circulating Reticulated Platelets in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014; 63(6):513-7.
- Lev EI. Immature Platelets: Clinical Relevance and Research Perspectives. Clinical perspective. Circulation. October 2016
Representative Grants and Ongoing Collaborations
- Grant from the Gassner Fund for Medical Research. Gold nano-particles conjugated with HDL for the detection and treatment of atherosclerotic vascular disease (Collaboration with Prof. Fixler, Bar ilan University)
- Schreiber research grant, Tel-Aviv University. Identification of metabolic protective mechanisms in subjects with a high cardiovascular risk score but normal coronary arteries