Coronary Artery Disease Presentation and Its Association with Shortened Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time.

Standard coagulation screening tests are important constituents of basic examinations in clinical laboratories. There is no clear evidence of a relation between the type of clinical presentation and coagulation parameters in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. This cross-sectional study included 539 patients who underwent coronary angiography in Tehran Heart Center between November 2012 and January 2013.

Public preferences for donor kidney allocation: a study in Iran.

Introduction: Fair allocation of donor organs is essential to maintain public trust in a public healthcare system. A study of the public's views and opinions of this could clarify non-medical prioritization criteria. We report our survey of public opinion of criteria for donor kidney allocation.

Public opinion of organ donation: a survey in Iran.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess the views of Tehran citizens in regard to donating their organs in case of brain death.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, conducted between February 2009 and November 2010, two interviewers contacted 1379 people through random digit dialing for phone interviews. Phone calls were made between 6 and 9 pmon a workday, and those reaching companies or organizations were excluded.