Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research 2008-5117 4 4 2012 10 30 Burden of Circulatory System Diseases and Ignored Barriers of Knowledge Translation 89 94 10.5681/jcvtr.2012.023 EN Hamed-Basir Ghafouri Shahzad Saravani Farhad Shokraneh Journal Article 10.5681/jcvtr.2012.023 2012 06 24 Circulatory system disease raise third highest disability-adjusted life years among Iranians and ischemic cardiac diseases are main causes for such burden. Despite available evidences on risk factors of the disease, no effective intervention was implemented to control and prevent the disease. This paper non-systematically reviews available literature on the problem, solutions, and barriers of implementation of knowledge translation in Iran. It seems that there are ignored factors such as cultural and motivational issues in knowledge translation interventions but there are hopes for implementation of started projects and preparation of students as next generation of knowledge transferors.