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2025, Vol 17, No. 1

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

A reversal of age-dependent proliferative capacity of endothelial progenitor cells from different species origin in in vitro condition

Mehdi Hassanpour, Omid Cheraghi, Vahid Siavashi, Reza Rahbarghazi*, Mohammad Nouri*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2016;8(3): 102-106. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2016.22

PMCID: PMC5075357 PMID: 27777694 Scopus ID: 85026517792

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Original Article

Prognostic significance of N-Terminal Pro-BNP in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia without previous history of heart failure

Murat Selçuk* , Muhammed Keskin, Tufan Çınar, Nuran Günay, Selami Doğan, Vedat Çiçek, Şahhan Kılıç, Süha Asal, Samet Yavuz, Nurgül Keser, Ahmet L. Orhan

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2021;13(2): 141-145. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2021.26

PMCID: PMC8302897 PMID: 34326968 Scopus ID: 85106537217

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Original Article

Association between dietary inflammatory index and components of metabolic syndrome

Sima Ghorabi , Alireza Esteghamati, Kamal Azam, Elnaz Daneshzad, Omid Sadeghi, Asma Salari-Moghaddam, Leila Azadbakht, Kurosh Djafarian*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(1): 27-34. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.05

PMCID: PMC7080330 PMID: 32211135 Scopus ID: 85097534374

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Original Article

Prognostic value of platelet indices in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism

Samad Ghaffari , Nashmil Parvizian, Leili Pourafkari , Ahmad Separham, Reza Hajizadeh, Nader D Nader* , Elnaz Javanshir, Nariman Sepehrvand, Arezou Tajlil, Babak Nasiri

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(1): 56-62. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.09

PMCID: PMC7080337 PMID: 32211139 Scopus ID: 85119580423

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Original Article

The association of preprocedural C-reactive protein/albumin ratio with in-stent restenosis in patients undergoing iliac artery stenting

Ali Nazmi Çalık* , Duygu İnan , Mehmet Baran Karataş , Evliya Akdeniz , Duygu Genç , Yiğit Çanga , Tufan Çınar , Ayşe Emre

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(3): 179-184. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.31

PMCID: PMC7581845 PMID: 33123323 Scopus ID: 85102235734

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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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Short Communication

Nicotine and smoking in the COVID-19 era

Arezou Tajlil , Samad Ghaffari* , Leili Pourafkari, Sina Mashayekhi, Neda Roshanravan

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(2): 136-139. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.22

PMCID: PMC7320997 PMID: 32626554 Scopus ID: 85097822618

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Original Article

Cardioprotective effects of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graceum) seed extract in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Soleyman Bafadam , Maryam Mahmoudabady* , Saeed Niazmand, Seyed Abdolrahim Rezaee, Mohammad Soukhtanloo

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2021;13(1): 28-36. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2021.01

PMCID: PMC8007891 PMID: 33815699 Scopus ID: 85106509856

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Short Communication

Early results of the Resilia Inspiris aortic valve in the old age patients - a retrospective comparison with the Carpentier Edwards Magna Ease

Magjun Shala , Lars Niclauss*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(3): 222-226. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.38

PMCID: PMC7581840 PMID: 33123329 Scopus ID: 85104157038

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Original Article

Exercise improves aging-related decreased angiogenesis through modulating VEGF-A, TSP-1 and p-NF-Ƙb protein levels in myocardiocytes

Bagher Pourheydar , Abdolrahman Biabanghard, Reza Azari, Naser Khalaji, Leila Chodari*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(2): 129-135. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.21

PMCID: PMC7321007 PMID: 32626553 Scopus ID: 85116072434

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Original Article

Gender-based difference in early mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: insights from Kermanshah STEMI Registry

Soraya Siabani, Patricia M Davidson, Maryam Babakhani, Nahid Salehi, Yousef Rahmani, Farid Najafi, Hossein Karim, Ali Soroush, Behrooz Hamzeh, Mojtaba Amiri, Hossein Siabani*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(1): 63-68. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.10

PMCID: PMC7080341 PMID: 32211140 Scopus ID: 85093880349

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Original Article

The role of prognostic nutritional index in predicting amputation in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease

Hilal Erken Pamukcu* , Hamza Sunman, Alperen Taş, Mert Aker, Haluk Furkan Şahan, Sadık Açıkel

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2021;13(1): 43-48. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2021.02

PMCID: PMC8007899 PMID: 33815701 Scopus ID: 85106497385

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Original Article

The combined effects of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) TaqIB gene polymorphism and canola, sesame and sesame-canola oils consumption on metabolic response in patients with diabetes and healthy people

Nahid Ramezani-Jolfaie , Shiva Aghaei, Ehsan Farashahi Yazd, Ali Moradi, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi, Mojgan Amiri, Hamidreza Raeisi-Dehkordi, Fatemeh Moghtaderi, Alireza Zimorovat, Seyed Ali Yasini Ardakani, Amin Salehi-Abargouei*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(3): 185-194. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.32

PMCID: PMC7581849 PMID: 33123324 Scopus ID: 85106423524

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Original Article

Cardiac fibrosis and down regulation of GLUT4 in experimental diabetic cardiomyopathy are ameliorated by chronic exposures to intermittent altitude

Mahdi Faramoushi, Ramin Amir Sasan, Vahid Sari Sarraf, Pouran Karimi*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2016;8(1): 26-33. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2016.05

PMCID: PMC4827136 PMID: 27069564

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Review Article

Role of Perioperative Monitoring in Diagnosis of Massive Intraoperative Cardiopulmonary Embolism

Ognjen Visnjevac, Leili Pourafkari, Nader D. Nader*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(3): 141-145. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.002

PMCID: PMC4195963 PMID: 25320660

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Letter to Editor

Does the novel coronavirus 2019 like heart more than the other family members of coronaviruses?

Mohammad Mostafa Ansari Ramandi , Mohammadreza Baay, Nasim Naderi*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(2): 156-157. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.27

PMCID: PMC7321009 PMID: 32626559 Scopus ID: 85088316525

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Short Communication

Comparison of apolipoprotein-A1 levels between paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients and healthy subjects

Tufan Çınar* , Veysel Ozan Tanık, Kadir Gürkan

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(2): 140-144. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.23

PMCID: PMC7320999 PMID: 32626555 Scopus ID: 85102529865

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Original Article

Agreement between Framingham, IraPEN and non-laboratory WHO-EMR risk score calculators for cardiovascular risk prediction in a large Iranian population

Mohsen Mirzaei , Masoud Mirzaei*

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(1): 20-26. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.04

PMCID: PMC7080335 PMID: 32211134 Scopus ID: 85097647479

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Original Article

Serum Uric Acid Predicts Declining of Circulating Proangiogenic Mononuclear Progenitor Cells in Chronic Heart Failure Patients

Alexander E. Berezin*, Alexander A. Kremzer, Tatyana A. Samura, Tatyana A. Berezina, Yulia V. Martovitskaya

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(3): 153-162. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.004

PMCID: PMC4195965 PMID: 25320662

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Original Article

In-hospital and short-term predictors of mortality in patients with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism

Gulay Gök , Mehmet Karadağ, Tufan Çinar* , Zekeriya Nurkalem, Dursun Duman

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(4): 321-327. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.51

PMCID: PMC7828758 PMID: 33510882 Scopus ID: 85107902490

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This Platinum Open Access journal publishes articles totally free of charge for the authors and provides unrestricted access to the published content through its website and open access repositories such as PubMed Central. All related costs for processing of the manuscripts are sponsored by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

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