Iranian Heart Journal

Iranian Heart Journal

Editorial Board
Chairperson

Feridoun Noohi, MD

Professor of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

0212055594

Editor-in-Chief

Seyed A. H. Tabatabaei, MD

Professor of Cardiology, Adult and Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist
Department of Cardiology,
Dr. Shariati Hospital,
Tehran University of Medical Sciences

02188026910

Executive Editor

Majid Maleki, MD

Professor of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

02123922192

Associate Editor

Rasoul Azarfarinm, MD

Professor of Cardiac Anesthesiology
Department of Cardiac Anesthesia,
Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Valiye-Asr Street, Tehran, Iran

02122045442

Associate Editor

Shabnam Madadi, MD

Professor of Cardiology, Interventional Electrophysiologist
Department of Electrophysiology,
Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Valiye-Asr Street, Tehran, Iran

02122045442

Technical Editor

Farshad Amouzadeh, MA

Language Editor
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran


Technical Editor

Hooman Bakhshandeh, MD

Technical Edition
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran


Assistant Editor

Shahin Shirani, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiology and Internal Medicine
Department of Cardiology Dr. Shariati Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences


Assistant Editor

Azin Alizadehasl, MD

Professor of Cardiology, Echocardiologist
Cardio-Oncology Department and Research Centers, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, IR Iran.

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International Editorial Board

Hussein Al-kanj, MD

Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Chairman cardio-vascular
Department Aleppo University
Syria


International Editorial Board

Antonio Amoroso, MD

Professor of Medical Genetics
Professor of Medical Genetics
Director of department of
Organ Transplantation.
Torino, Italy


International Editorial Board

Abdelmalek Bouzid, MD

Professor of cardiovascular surgery
Professor of cardiovascular surgery
Head of cardiovascular surgery
Department EHS, University of Constantine,
Algiers


International Editorial Board

Daniela Cardinale, MD

Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology
Director of Cardio-oncology Unit
European Institute of Oncology
Milan, Italy


International Editorial Board

Gebrine El khoury, MD

Professor of Cardiovascular surgery
Professor of Cardiovascular surgery
Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Brussels, Belgium


International Editorial Board

Mehdi Eskandari, MD

Consultant Cardiologist, Echocardiographist
Cardiologist- Fellowship in
Echocardiography
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
King’s College Hospital, NHS
Foundation Trust
London, UK


International Editorial Board

Roberto Ferrari, MD

Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology
Director of Cardiology at St. Anna
University Hospital of Cona, Department
of Morphology and embryology
and LTTA Centre,
University of Ferrara
Ferrara, Italy


International Editorial Board

Iradj Gandjbakhch, MD

Professor of Cardio Vascular Surgery
Professor of Cardio Vascular Surgery
University Pierre Marie curie
Paris, France


International Editorial Board

Ali Gharechamani, MD

Professor of Interventional Cardiology
Professor of Interventional Cardiology
Head of Cardiology department
Bern, Switzerland


International Editorial Board

Selim Isbir, MD

Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Chairman of Cardiac surgery Department Marmaro University Hospital
Istanbul Turkey


International Editorial Board

Peiman Jamshidi, MD

Interventional Cardiologist
Interventional Cardiologist
Clinic St. Anna Luzern
Lucern, Switzerland
University Hospital Bern,
Bern, Switzerland


International Editorial Board

Mojgan Laali, MD

Cardiac Surgeon
Cardiac Surgeon
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery, Institute of Cardiology, Group
Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétriére, APHP,
Paris VI
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Paris, France


International Editorial Board

Francois G. Lacour-Gayet, MD

Congenital Cardiac Surgeon
Congenital Cardiac Surgeon
Royal hospital,
Muscat, OMan


International Editorial Board

Javad Malek, MD

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International Editorial Board

Carlos A. Mestres, MD

Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,
University Hospital Zurich.
Zürich, Switzerland


International Editorial Board

Fred Morady, MD

Professor of Clinical Electrophysiology
Professor of Clinical Electrophysiology
Division of Cardiology
University of Michigan


International Editorial Board

Tofy Mussivand, MD

Professor
Professor, Chair and Director of the Cardiovascular Devices Research Laboratory, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Canada


International Editorial Board

Ahmad S. Omran, MD

Consultant cardiologis
Consultant cardiologist, Echocardiographist
Non-invasive Cardiac Laboratory, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


International Editorial Board

Ali Oto, MD

Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology,
Electrophysiologist
Chairman, of Cardiology
Department MHG, Memorial
Ankara Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey


International Editorial Board

Shakeel Qureshi, MD

Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
Interventional Pediatric Cardiologist,
Guy’s and St Thomas Hospitals
Foundation Trusts
London, UK


International Editorial Board

Mahmood Razavi, MD

Vascular And Interventional Specialists
Vascular And Interventional Specialists
St. Joseph Hospital, Orange
Stanford University Hospital
USA


International Editorial Board

Mauro Rinaldi, MD

Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
San Giovanni Battista Hospital
Torino, Italy


International Editorial Board

Shahryar Ahmad Sheikh, MD

Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology, Interventional cardiologist
Doctors hospital
Lahore, Pakistan


International Editorial Board

Mohammad Shenasa, MD

Electrophysiologist
Electrophysiologist, Department of Cardiovascular Services
O'Connor Hospital, Heart & Rhythm Medical Group, San Jose
CA, USA


International Editorial Board

Mehdi H. Shishehbor, MD

Professor of Interventional Cardiology
Professor of Interventional Cardiology,
Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine
Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
USA


International Editorial Board

Kadhim J Sulaiman, MD

Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology
National Heart Center,
Royal Hospital
Muscat, Oman


International Editorial Board

Satephan Von Haehling, MD

Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology
Heart Failure Specialist
Department of Cardiology and
Pneumology, Gottingen Medical
University
Gottingen, Germany


International Editorial Board

Reza Yousefi Nooraie, M.Sc

Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor,
Department of Public Health Sciences,
University of Rochester
USA


International Editorial Board

Mohammad Zubaid, MB

Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology
Faculty of Cardiology, Kuwait University
Kuwait


International Editorial Board

Nooshin Bazargani, MD

Consultant Cardiologist
Consultant Cardiologist
Dubai Heart Center,
Dubai, UAE


International Editorial Board

Shapour Djavan, MD

Consultant Cardiologist
Consultant Cardiologist
Vienna, Austria
Döbling Private Hospital
Vienna • Austria


Editorial Board

Seifollah Abdi, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Alireza Alizadeh Ghavidel, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Zahra Alizadeh Sani, MD

...


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Azin Alizadehasl, MD

Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Bahram Aminian, MD

...


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Rasoul Azarfarin, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Hossein Azarnik, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Hooman Bakhshandeh, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Hossein Ali Bassiri, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Rasool Farasatkish, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Hossein Farshidi, MD

.......


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Hassan Firouzabadi, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Ata Firouzi, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Massoud Ghasemi, MD

...


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Maziar Gholampour Dehaki, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Mehrdad Hagh Azali, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Majid Haghjoo, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Farhad Haj Sheikholeslami, MD

...


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Ali-Mohammad Haji-Zeinali, MD

Tehran University of Medical Sciences | TUMS
Department of Interventional Cardiology


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Mahmood Hashemian, MD

...


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Avaz Heidarpour, MD

...


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Saeid Hosseini, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Majid Kiavar, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Shabnam Madadi, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Majid Maleki, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, MD

...


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Mohammad Mehranpour, MD

...


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Ahmad Mohebbi, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Saeed Mojtahedzadeh, MD

...


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Mahmoud Momtahen, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Hojat Mortezaeian, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Iraj Nazery, MD

Cutting-Edge Interventional Cardiology from Iran’s Pioneering Heart Specialist


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Ebrahim Nematipour, MD

...


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Feridoun Noohi, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Zahra Ojaghi Haghighi, MD

Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Gholam Reza Omrani, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Mozhgan Parasei, MD

Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Peighambari, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Hamidreza Pourhosseini, MD

Assistance Professor of Cardiology, Deputy of administrative of Tehran Heart Center (THC)
Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Masoud Pourmoghaddas, MD

Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran


Editorial Board

Anita Sadeghpour, MD

Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


Editorial Board

Ali Sadeghpour Tabaee, MD

AliSadghpour@yahoo.com
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Mohammad ali Sadr Ameli, MD

Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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Roya Sattarzadeh Badkobeh, MD

...


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Mahmood Shabestary, MD

...


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Seyed A. H. Tabatabaei, MD

Associate Professor of Cardiology
Adult and Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist
Department of Cardiology
Dr. Shariat Hospital
Tehran University of Medical Sciences


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Mohammad Ali Youssefnia, MD

...


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Abbas Zavarehee, MD

Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran