The Prevalence of Hypertension and Obesity in Iranian Professional Drivers.

Background: Professional driving is associated with overworking, lack of physical activity, and high stress, which are susceptible to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension and obesity in Iranian professional drivers.

Methods: Overall, 132,452 drivers were included by census sampling methods and those who did not pass periodic examinations were excluded.

Ethnic differences in the lifestyle behaviors and premature coronary artery disease: a multi-center study.

Background: Diverse ethnic groups that exist in Iran may differ regarding the risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and family history of non-communicable disease. Premature Coronary Artery Disease (PCAD) is more endemic in Iran than before. This study sought to assess the association between ethnicity and lifestyle behaviors in eight major Iranian ethnic groups with PCAD.

Development of a patients' satisfaction analysis system using machine learning and lexicon-based methods.

Background: Patients' rights are integral to medical ethics. This study aimed to perform sentiment analysis and opinion mining on patients' messages by a combination of lexicon-based and machine learning methods to identify positive or negative comments and to determine the different ward and staff names mentioned in patients' messages.

Methods: The level of satisfaction and observance of the rights of 250 service recipients of the hospital was evaluated through the related checklists by the evaluator.

Reference percentiles for tri-ponderal mass index and its association with general and abdominal obesity among Iranian children and adolescents: A report from the SHED LIGHT study.

Background: The body mass index (BMI) has some limitations in identifying obesity, particularly among children and adolescents.

Objectives: We sought to determine the reference percentiles of tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) for Iranian population, and its relation to BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR).

Methods: Baseline characteristics for 14 641 children and adolescents were applied.

Effect of Home Care Program on Re-hospitalization in Advanced Heart Failure: A Clinical Trial.

Background: Heart failure is the leading cause of readmission in all medical and surgical patients. Home care studies have reduced hospitalization in heart failure. This study aimed to investigate the effect of home care program on readmission in advanced heart failure.

Multimodality imaging in the diagnostic approach to a patient with carcinoid heart disease involving four heart valves.

Carcinoid heart disease is a rare condition that occurs in less than half of patients with carcinoid syndrome. The disease mainly affects right-sided heart valves; however, in 5%-10%, it can also involve left-sided valves. This case illustrates the most complicated form of the disease involving four heart valves.

Prevalence of Structural Heart Diseases Detected by Handheld Echocardiographic Device in School-Age Children in Iran: The SHED LIGHT Study.

Background: Structural heart disease (SHD) has great impacts on healthcare systems, creating further public health concerns. Proper data are scant regarding the magnitude of the affected population by SHD.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of SHD among children and adolescents in an Iranian population.

Reliability and validity of a satisfaction questionnaire on virtual education in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic era aimed at cardiology faculty members.

Background: In the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic era, clinical programs and mandatory hands-on activities have been supplanted by remote teaching to maintain the fundamental capabilities of medical training and to furnish medical students with quality education. Nonetheless, the satisfaction of faculty members with this training method in the current pandemic has yet to be assessed. The aim of this study was to design a Persian questionnaire with appropriate validity and reliability on cardiology professors' satisfaction level with virtual education.

RIvaroxaban in mitral stenosis (RISE MS): A pilot randomized clinical trial.

Background: Patients with moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis (MS) have bee excluded from all major randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods And Results: In this pilot RCT, 40 patients were randomized to rivaroxaban 20 mg daily or warfarin. No patients experienced symptomatic ischemic strokes and systemic embolic events (the primary composite study outcome) during a 12-month follow-up.

A Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Model According to Behavioral, Psychosocial and Traditional Factors in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (CRAS-MI): Review of Literature and Methodology of a Multi-Center Cohort Study.

This study aims to provide a comprehensive risk-assessment model including lifestyle, psychological parameters, and traditional risk factors to determine the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with the first acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction episode. Patients were recruited from new hospital admissions of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and will be followed up to 3 years. Clinical and paraclinical characteristics, lifestyle, psychological, and MACE information are collected and will be used in the risk-assessment model.

A Global Overview of Acute Coronary Syndrome Registries: A Systematic Review.

The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying, and summarizing the characteristics of ACS registries at national, multinational and international levels. Literature was searched using keywords in the title and/or abstract without any time limit ending in March, 2021. After excluding duplicates, 2 reviewers independently reviewed the titles and/or abstracts and full text for inclusion.

Validity and reliability of a virtual education satisfaction questionnaire from the perspective of cardiology residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted the further virtualization of medical education. The satisfaction level of specific users such as cardiology residents with virtual education can augment its quality; hence, the significance of a valid and reliable questionnaire to obtain feedback is needed. This study aimed to design and measure validity and reliability of a satisfaction questionnaire for virtual education of cardiology residents during COVID-19 pandemic.

Warning signals of elevated prediabetes prevalence in the modern Iranian urban population.

Background: We sought to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and pre-DM and their associated factors among a sample of the Iranian urban population between 2017 and 2019.

Methods: The present investigation is a sub-study on the HAMRAH cohort study, a longitudinal population-based cohort study to assess the 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases and their related risk factors in the adult population of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Via a multistage cluster randomized sampling method, 2123 adults aged between 30 and 75 years who had no history of cardiovascular diseases were selected for the study.

Mutational Spectrum of and Genes Identified in Iranian Patients With Premature Coronary Artery Disease and Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common, yet underdiagnosed, genetic disorder characterized by lifelong elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, which can increase the risk of early-onset coronary artery disease (CAD). In the present study, we screened the nucleotide variations of the genes, as well as a part of the gene, in Iranian patients with FH and premature CAD to find the genetic cause of the disorder. Fifteen unrelated individuals with a clinical diagnosis of FH and premature CAD were recruited.

Prevention of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background Anthracycline based chemotherapy is commonly used in many malignancies. While life expectancy increases with the use of this medication, cardiac toxicity causes a risk for patients' health due to anthracyclines. Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis emphasizes on prevention of anthracycline-associated cardiotoxicity in breast cancer and lymphoma patients.

24/7 Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention as a National Program.

Due to the importance of early treatment in the final prognosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, full-time provision of revascularization services should be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (24/7) in conjunction with a fully-coordinated pre-hospital emergency system and equipped centers with experienced medical teams. We reviewed the 24/7 primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) management registry and evaluated the quality of care and patient management as well as the temporal trend of provided health care services. In the present cross-sectional study, we retrieved the data on 11,563 STEMI patients having undergone primary PCI at the thirty-one 24/7 PCI-capable hospitals through the national 24/7 STEMI management program between September 2015 and August 2017 in Iran.

Pocket-sized echocardiography for screening structural heart disease: diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness for population-based studies.

Background: The standard transthoracic echocardiography has some limitations in emergent and community-based situations. The emergence of pocket-sized ultrasound has led to influential advancements.

Methods: In this prospective study, in the hospital-based phase, children with suspected structural heart diseases were enrolled.

Cardio-oncology discipline: focus on the necessities in developing countries.

Cardiovascular diseases constitute one of the main aetiologies of mortality among patients with cancer. Population ageing and cancer survival rate improvements have resulted in the coexistence of cardiovascular diseases and malignancies in an increasing number of patients. With the diversity in treatments and the introduction of new drug lines, multiple mechanisms of cardiovascular injury have been recognized in these patients.

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Patients With ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Tertiary Cardiovascular Center.

Background: In the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the appropriate reperfusion strategy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is unclear.

Methods: This retrospective single-center study consecutively enrolled patients who presented with STEMI and scheduled for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) during the outbreak of COVID-19. Due to the delay in the reporting of the polymerase chain reaction test results, our postprocedural triage regarding COVID-19, followed by the isolation strategy, was based on lung computerized tomography scan results.

Rationale and Design of the Persian CardioVascular Disease Registry (PCVDR): Scale-Up of Persian Registry Of CardioVascular DiseasE (PROVE).

We aimed to present the methodology of a national registry entitled "Persian CardioVascular Disease Registry (PCVDR)." Persian Registry Of cardioVascular diseasE (PROVE) was a demonstration registry conducted in Isfahan since 2014 to test the feasibility and practicality of PCVDR in Iran. Built on that experience, the first phase of PCVDR that consist of angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) registry at national level started in March 2017.

Management of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: Iranian"247" National Committee's position paper on primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

World Health Organization has designated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. During the past several weeks, a considerable burden has been imposed on the Iranian's healthcare system. The present document reviewed the latest evidence and expert opinion regarding the management of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction during the outbreak of COVID-19 and outlines a practical algorithm for it.

Rivaroxaban in patients undergoing surgical mitral valve repair.

In patients undergoing mitral valve repair (MVre), a 3-month course of anticoagulation is currently recommended. The role of the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants has here been scarcely studied. In the present mixed cohort study, the safety and efficacy of rivaroxaban (prospective analysis) were compared with those of warfarin (retrospective analysis) in patients undergoing MVre.