2014, Volume 6, Issue 4 | Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research

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2014, Volume 6, Issue 4

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research (JCVTR) is an international, open access and peer-reviewed journal affiliated with the Iranian Heart Association. It covers all aspects of cardiovascular researches and accepts various types of scientific papers from letter and commentary, to review and original research.

Original Article

Transcatheter Versus Surgical Closure of Atrial Septum Defect: A Debate from a Developing Country

Waleed T Siddiqui, Tariq Usman, Mehnaz Atiq, Muhammad Muneer Amanullah*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 205-210. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.013

PMCID: PMC4291597 PMID: 25610550

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Original Article

Predictors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation after Open Heart Surgery

Ziae Totonchi, Farah Baazm, Mitra Chitsazan*, Somayeh Seifi, Mandana Chitsazan

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 211-216. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.014

PMCID: PMC4291598 PMID: 25610551

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Original Article

Effect of peripheral edema on cuff-based/ oscillometric blood pressure measurements accuracy

Shamsi Ghaffari, Majid Malaki*, Afshin Rezaeifar, Shahin Abdollahi Fakhim

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 217-221. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.015

PMCID: PMC4291599 PMID: 25610552

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Original Article

Effect of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease on Disease Severity and Characteristics of Lung Functional Changes in Patients with Asthma

Akbar Sharifi, Khalil Ansarin*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 223-228. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.016

PMCID: PMC4291600 PMID: 25610553

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Original Article

Immediate Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing CABG; Investigating the Role of Prior Coronary Stenting

Sohrab Negargar, Shahriar Anvari*, Kyomars Abbasi, Elgar Enamzadeh

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 229-234. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.017

PMCID: PMC4291601 PMID: 25610554

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Original Article

Epicardial and Pericardial Fat Volume Correlate with the Severity of Coronary Artery Stenosis

Naser Aslanabadi, Rezvanyeh Salehi, Alireza Javadrashid, Mohammadkazem Tarzamani, Behrouz Khodadad, Elgar Enamzadeh*, Hossein Montazerghaem

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 235-239. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.018

PMCID: PMC4291602 PMID: 25610555

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Original Article

Determinants of Atrial Electromechanical Delay in Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation and Non-ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Ruken Bengi Bakal, Suzan Hatipoglu, Muslum Sahin*, Mehmet Yunus Emiroglu, Mustafa Bulut, Nihal Ozdemir

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 241-246. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.019

PMCID: PMC4291603 PMID: 25610556

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Original Article

Patient’s Radiation Exposure in Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty: The Impact of Different Projections

Alireza Farajollahi, Atena Rahimi*, Ebrahim Khayati Shal, Samad Ghaffari, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Arezou Tajlil, Nasser Aslanabadi

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 247-252. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.020

PMCID: PMC4291604 PMID: 25610557

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Short Communication

A Study on the Mortality and Complication Rates Following Percutaneously Adjustable Pulmonary Artery Banding

Ali Changizi, Alireza Yaghoubi, Mitra Azarasa*, Shamsi Ghaffari, Hossein Montazerghaem

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 253-255. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.021

PMCID: PMC4291605 PMID: 25610558

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Short Communication

Effects of Intravenous Indomethacin on Reduction of Symptomatic Patent Ductus Arteriosus Cases and Decreasing the Need for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Abdollah Jannatdoust, Mahmoud Samadi, Saadollah Yeganehdoust, Mohammad Heydarzadeh, Hossein Alikhah, Mohammad Naghavi-Behzad*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 257-259. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.022

PMCID: PMC4291606 PMID: 25610559

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Case Report

Calcified Amorphous Tumor of the Heart with Purple Digit

Feridoun Sabzi, Hosein Karim, Babak Eizadi, Reza Faraji*, Nasrin Javid

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 261-264. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.023

PMCID: PMC4291607 PMID: 25610560

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Letter to Editor

The Importance of Total Neutrophil Count and Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Mehmet Agilli*, Ibrahim Aydin, Fevzi Nuri Aydin, Tuncer Cayci, Yasemin Gulcan Kurt

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 265. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.024

PMCID: PMC4291608 PMID: 25610561

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