Publications by authors named "Neshat Nazari"
Background: The finding of bundle branch block (BBB) in patients with syncope suggests that paroxysmal atrioventricular block (AVB) or ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) may be the cause of syncope. Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy have been recommended to perform electrophysiological study (EPS) for confirming main cause of syncope. Therefore, the aim of our study was to evaluate the role of EPS in patients with syncope and BBB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Indications for the use of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) have been greatly expanded in recent years, but the influence of sex on the efficacy of the ICD in eligible patients has still been remained unknown.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of sex on the effectiveness of the ICD intervention for mortality and appropriate events.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on the outcome of the ICD therapy in 443 patients, including 341 men with a mean age of 55 ± 16 years and 102 women with a mean age of 54 ± 17 years, in our center between April 2001 and February 2007.
Background: It is known that there is an association between elevated total plasma homocysteine level and restenosis after percutaneous coronary angioplasty.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of lowering plasma homocysteine levels on the rate of restenosis after stent-percutaneous coronary angioplasty.
Methods: Folic acid (1 mg) or placebo was administered to 200 patients (mean +/- SD age of 54 +/- 9 years) for 3 months, after successful coronary angioplasty in a double-blind randomized clinical trial.