Post on 27-May-2018
ALI VASHEGHANI FARAHANI
Current Department: Electrophysiology Department
The Rajaie Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Contact Information :
Academic Rank: Associated Professor
Department: Electrophysiology Department
Address: Valie asr Ave., Rajaie Heart Center,Tehran – Iran
Tel: 09123005607
Tel (Office): ( 9821) 23922189-23923062 -23922868
Fax: ( 9821) 22663292
E-mail: avasheghani@sina.tums.ac.ir
Education:
2007 - 2008
Clinical Fellowship in “Interventional Electrophysiology”
Tehran Heart Center,Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
1998 - 2001
Course of Specialty in “Cardiology”
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
1986 - 1994
General Medicine (MD)
Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
Highlighted Educational Qualifications:
2011 – Present
Deputy Director of Education
The Rajaie Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2006 – 2012
Director of Cardiology Department
Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2007 – Present
Member of Sport Medicine Examination Board
Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
Professional Society Membership :
1993 – Present Member of Iranian Medical Organization.
2005 – Present Member of Iranian Heart Association .
2010 – Present Member of European Heart Rhythm Association.
2012 – Present Member of European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention
and Rehabilitation (EACPR) (ESC ID 343267).
Work Experience:
Executive Activities
2011– 2012
Director of Logistic Deputy
The Rajaie Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2006 – 2011
Deputy Director of Sina Hospital
Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
1992-2007
Headmaster of Foreign Languages Center
Jahad Daneshgahi (Tehran University & Tehran University of Medical Sciences),
Tehran – Iran
Clinical Activities
2011 – Present
Electrophysiologist
The Rajaie Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2010 – 2012
Electrophysiologist
TEHRAN HEART CENTER, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2004 – 2011
Cardiologist
TEHRAN HEART CENTER, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2003 –2010
Cardiologist
SINA HOSPITAL, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2002 – 2003
Cardiologist
BORAZJAN MEDICAL CENTER, Borazjan/Boushehr – Iran
1996 – 1998
General Practitioner – Head of the Clinic
SHAHRABAD CLINIC, Shahryar/Karaj – Iran
Teaching Service
2011– Present
Associated Professor
Electrophysiology Department,The Rajaie Heart Center
Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
2003– 2011
Assistant Professor
Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran – Iran
Thesis :
Afshar S & Salimnejad M ,Comparing the prevalence of conventional risk factors and
hsCRP and HbA1C levels in Artery Coronary Syndrome and
chronic ischemic patients in Sina Hospital & Tehran Heart Center ,General Medicine,
2008 (Advisor)
Sedigh G & Razavi SA ,Evaluating the effect of sodium bicarbonate on the reduction
in nephropathy contrast incidence ,General Medicine
2008(advisor)
Kazemnejad F ,Evaluating the effect of the company of obstructive sleep apnea
accompany on coronary disease and its relationship with the severity of the disease
in patients referred to Tehran Heart Center ,General Medicine, 2008 (Advisor)
Asef Kabir L ,Impacts of cardiac rehabilitation on QT dispersion in chronic cardiac
dysfunction patients (EF <04 )% undergone CABG operation in Tehran
Heart Center ,General Medicine, 2008 (Advisor)
Prevalence of valvular heart diseases in patients with scoliosis ,General Medicine,
2008 (Advisor(
Foroumandi Morteza ,Evaluating heart descriptive indices and the normal variations
and determining the meaningful relationship between the indices and some cardiac
pathologies in 500 deceased patients referred to Tehran Forensics during 1992-
1994 ,General Medicine, 2009 (Advisor)
Foroumandi Mostafa ,Evaluating the relationship between heart descriptive and
anthropometric indices in 500 deceased patients referred to Tehran Forensics
during 1992-1994 ,General Medicine, 2009 (Advisor)
Mosoudkabir Farzad ,Association of Opium Consumption with coronary
atherosclerosis in diabetic patients General Medicine & Master of Public Health,
2012 (Advisor)
Research Interests :
Interventional Electrophysiology
Preventive Cardiology
Medical Ethics
Research Projects :
Ongoing
Role of systematic intervention in use of hospitalized PTE & DVT prophylaxis in medical
ward of Sina hospital
A comparison of left ventricular echocardiographic function and indices of arterial stiffness
among subclinical hypothyroid patients and euthyroid population
A comparison of serum levels of lipoprotein (a), hs- CRP, and homocysteine among
subclinical hypothyroid patients and euthyroid population among subclinical hypothyroid
patients at Shariati Hospital
Evaluating the effect of Levothyroxine in comparison with Placebo on left ventricular
echocardiographic function and indices of arterial stiffness among subclinical hypothyroid
patients
Patients awareness about coronary artery disease risk factors before and after admission in
CCU with attention to educations
Evaluating the relationship between the severity of cardiovascular diseases and the thickness
of epicedial fat in patients with early arterial blockage
Evaluating residents as clinical teachers the students and interns point of view in the year
1388 in Imam Khomeini, Sina and Sharyati hospital, affiliated to Tehran University of
Medical Sciences
A comparison of serum levels of lipoprotein (a), hs- CRP, and homocysteine among subclinical
hypothyroid patients and euthyroid population at Shariati Hospital.
A comparison of left ventricular echocardiographic function and indices of arterial stiffness among
subclinical hypothyroid patients and euthyroid population.
A comparison of serum levels of lipoprotein (a), hs- CRP, and homocysteine among subclinical hypothyroid
patients and euthyroid population among subclinical hypothyroid patients at Shariati Hospital.
Evaluating the effect of Levothyroxine in comparison with Placebo on left ventricular
echocardiographic function and indices of arterial stiffness among subclinical hypothyroid patients
Patients awareness about coronary artery disease risk factors before and after admission in CCU with
attention to educations
Evaluating the effect of the company of obstructive sleep apnea accompany on coronary disease and its
relationship with the severity of the disease in patients referred to Tehran Heart Center
Comparision HB A1C level and Hs CRP in acute MI patient with chronic ischemic heart
disease in Sina hospital and Tehran heart center
Prevalence of valvular heart diseases in patients with scoliosis
Evaluating residents as clinical teachers from the students and interns point of view in the year 1388 in
Imam Khomeini, Sina and Sharyati hospital, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Early diagnosis of unstable angina considering ECG report in patients with stable angina, referred to
Tehran Heart Center
Comparing the QT interval, corrected QT and QT dispersion in MS patients in the attack phase,
patients with relapsing-remitting MS in the remission phase and normal persons in Sina Hospital
Review of aggregative effect of coronary disease risk factors on severity of CAD
Evaluation of quantities' correlation between functional capacity and physical activity questionnaire score
Prevalence of X syndrome in patients have done angiography in Tehran heart center
Evaluation of correlation between fat distribution model and anthropometric indices, in overweight and
obese women
Role of systematic intervention in use of hospitalized PTE & DVT prophylaxis in medical ward of Sina
hospital
Use of immunologic biomarkers for follow up of treatment progress in patients with cardiac heart
failure after acute myocardial infarction
Evaluating residents as clinical teachers from the students and interns point of view in the year 1388 in
Imam Khomeini, Sina and Sharyati hospital, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Evaluation of the Accompaniment of obesity indexes with stroke.
Comparing methods of prophylactic antibiotic administration during implantation of single and double
chamber cardiac pacemakers and their effect on reducing the rate of infection - A clinical trial
Clinical analysis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients with coronary artery disease referring
to tehran heart center
Comparison of obesity indexes in prediction of severity of coronary artery diseases.
correlation between coronary heart diseases and peri epicardial fat in premature coronary diseases
Effect of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Patients’ Sexual Function and Depression at Tehran Heart Center.
Efficacy of weight reduction and low calorie diet on control of cardiac rhythm disturbances among
obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Evaluation of correlation between level of liver transaminases (ALT/AST) and isolated coronary artery
ectasia
comparison of electrocardiographic changes between central and obstructive sleep apnea
Evaluation of association between serum levels of visatin and presence and severity of coronary artery
ectasia.
Evaluation of efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation on rate control and quality of life of patients
Evaluation of the effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation [EECP] on QT dispersion in patients
with heart failure
Assessment of prevalence of sleep breathing disordersin patients with heart failure adimitted in Shahid
Rajaee hospital
High-Resolution Myocardial Perfusion Reserve Imaging by Means of Ultrasmall Super Paramagnetic
Iron-Oxide Contrast Agent and Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Coronary Artery Disease
Evaluation of effect of consumption of omega-3 on atrial fibrillation
Evaluation of determinants of enrollment for coronary angiography in patients with normal angiograms
Evaluation of effect of biofeedback on control of blood pressure in cardiovascular patients
Assessment of prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in first degree relatives and
housbands/wives of patients with premature coronary artery disease in comparison to control group
Assessment of determinants of attendance at cardiac rehabilitation programs in patients
underwent coronary bypass graft (CABG) in Rejaee hospital
Assessment of determinants of referral of patients to cardiac rehabilitation ward
Comparative evaluation of outcome of different Ff of cardiac rehabilitation in patients
underwent coronary artery bypass graft
Investigate and compare negative affect suppression predictors and their electrophysiological
outcomes among hearth patients and non patients
The effect of the duration of Cardiac rehabilitation on patients whose EF is reported to be less than 40%
following coronary bypass graft
study of preventable complications of cardiac electrophysiology studies in Rajaee Heart Center
Prediction of cardiovascular events, with the use of IDF and ATP3 definitions
Clinical trial of comparision of efficacy of renal ablation in renal artery and renal ablation in
renal vein in comparison to control group for control of uncontrolled hypertension
Pathologic evaluation of sympathetic innervations in renal vein and artery
Evaluation of patients viewpoint about effect and need for library in hospital wards
Evaluation of Professionalism at Sina Hospital
Evaluation of rate and preventable causes of complications of angiography procedure in
Shahid Rajaee Heart Center
Assessment of correlation of anthropometric indices with peripheral arterial disease
Investigation of association of anthropometric indices and visceral fat of abdominal area with
heart rate viariability
Administration of fetal stem cells for controlling and management of myocardial infarction
Evaluation of compliance of big cardiovascular centers of Iran from AHA/ACC guidelines and its
determinants
Evaluation of coronary angiographies in Tehran Heart Center in compliance with AHA/ACC
guidelines for coronary angiography and its determinants
100 education packs for introduction, prevention and manage,ment of cardiovascular disease
Evaluation of determinants of “shock-free” condition in patients who implanted ICD for over 3 years
evaluation of causes and interventions in patients admitted in Shahid Rajaee Heart Center with
chief complaint of syncope
Evaluation of prevalence of metabolic syndrome in pregnant women and comparison of
gestational complications in pregnant with and without metabolic syndrome
Completed
The evaluation of the effect of Sodium Bicarbonate solution in decreasing the incidence of contrast
induced nephropathy (CIN)
The evaluation of the effect of Sodium half salin in decreasing the incidence of contrast induced
nephropathy
Evaluating changes in cardiac rhythm in MS patients under corticosteroid pulls therapy
Evaluating the impact of opium on the severity of coronary stenosis of diabetic patients
Evaluation of correlation between level of liver transaminases (ALT,AST) and presence, severity and
extent of premature coronary artery disease
cardiovascular diseases Screening in wrestling pioneers
Evaluation of Swimming effect on hypertension control
Designing physical activity questionnaire in adults
Evaluating nurses’ professional practice in Sina hospital, Tehran, Iran.
The effect of the duration of Cardiac rehabilitation on patients whose EF is reported to be less than
40% following coronary bypass graft (CABG)
Evaluating positive exercise test in screening of coronary ischemic disease in patients above 60 year
Publications :
Articles
English
1 Title: Elevated serum visfatin levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Journal: Arch Iran Med. 2012 Nov;15(11):688-92. doi: 0121511/AIM.008.
Authors: Mazaherioun M, Hosseinzadeh-Attar MJ, Janani L, Vasheghani Farahani A, Rezvan N,
Karbaschian Z, Hossein-Nezhad A.
Year of Publication: Nov 2012
2 Title: Characterization of suitability of coronary venous anatomy for targeting left ventricular lead
placement in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy
Journal: (2012) Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 7 (1), pp. 10-14. Authors: Yaminisharif, A., Davoodi, G., Kazemisaeid, A., Sadeghian, S., Farahani A V., Yazdanifard, P.,
Sheikhvatan, M., Shafiee, A.
3 Title: Reform in medical ethics curriculum: A step by step approach based on available resources
Journal: (2011) Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 4
Authors: Asghari, F., Mirzazadeh, A., Samadi, A., Safa, A.N., Jafarian, A., Farahani A.V., Razavi, S.H.E.
4 Title: Opium Consumption and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Diabetic Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.
Journal: Journal of Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research
Authors:Hosseini SK Masoudkabir F, Vasheghani-Farahani A, Alipour-Parsa S Sheikh Fathollahi M, Rahimi-
Foroushani A Hakki E Goodarzynejad H, Eftekhar H.
Year of Publication: 28 July 2011
5 Title: Incidence of various cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances due to high dose intravenous
methylprednisolone in patients with multiple sclerosis
Journal: Vol, No: journal of the Neurological Sciences, 309 , 75-78
Authors: Vasheghani-Farahani A, Sahraian MA, Darabi L, Aghsaie A, Minagar A.
Year of Publication: 2011
6 Title: A new method for induction of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in non-inducible cases
Journal, Vol, No: Europace
Authors: Yamini Sharif A, Vasheghani-Farahani A, Davoodi GH, Kazemisaeid A, Fakhrzadeh H, Ghazanchai F.
Year of Publication: July 2011
7 Title: The Association of Liver Transaminase Activity With Presence and Severity of Premature Coronary Artery
Disease
Journal, Vol, No: Angiology, Vol 62, issue: 8 , pages: 614-619
Authors: Masoudkabir F, Karbalai Sh, Vasheghani-farahani A, Lak Aliabadi L, Boroumand MA, Aiatollahzade-
Esfahani F, Pashing M, Hakki E, Goodarzynejad H, Saadat S.
Year of Publication: 2011
8 Title: The Persian, Last 7-day, Long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire: Translation and
Validation Study
Journal, Vol, No: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 2, 106-116
Authors: Ali Vasheghani-Farahani, Maryam Tahmasbi, Hossein Asheri, Haleh Ashraf, Saharnaz Nedjat, Ramin Kordi.
Year of Publication: June 2011
9 Title: Effect of Exercise – Based cardiac Rehabilitation Following coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on Ventricular
Repolarization Indices
Journal, Vol, No: journal of cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
Authors:Vasheghani-farahani A. Asef-Kabiri L Masoudkabir F. Davoodi Gh. Nejatian M. Saadat S. Yazdani T.
Mehdipoor B. Yamini Sharif A.
Year of Publication: 2011
10 Title: Outcomes of stenting with overlapping drug-eluting stents versus overlapping drug-eluting
and bare-metal stents for the treatment of diffuse coronary lesions
Journal (2010) Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 21 (6), pp. 311-315
Authors: Kassaian, S.E., Salarifar, M., Raissi Dehkordi, M., Alidoosti, M., Nematipour, E., Poorhosseini,
H.R., Hajizeinali, A.M., Farahani A.V.
11 Title: Positive exercise tolerance test (ETT) on asymptomatic Iranian cases aged over 60 years
Journal, Vol, No: Minerva Cardioangiol, 58(5):543-549.
Authors: Rezaii SA, Vasheghani Farahani A, Golestan B, Khashayar P, Sadr A, Hakki E
Year of Publication: Oct 2010
12 Title: The Effects of a 10-Week Water Aerobic Exercise on the Resting Blood Pressure in Patients with Essential
Hypertension
Journal, Vol, No: Asian Journal of Sport Medicine, Vol 1(3)
Authors: Ali Vasheghani Farahani, Mohammad-Ali Mansournia, Hossein Asheri,Akbar Fotouhi, Masud Yunesian,
Mohsen Jamali, Vahid Ziaee
Year of Publication: sep 2010
13 Title: Pre-participation Cardiovascular Screening of Elderly Wrestlers
Journal, Vol, No: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 1, No. 1
Authors: Vasheghani-Farahani A, Asheri H, Alipour S, Amirbeigloo A
Year of Publication: March 2010
14 Title: Comparison of heart rate variability and cardiac arrhythmias in polluted and clean air episodes in healthy
individuals
Journal, Vol, No: Environmental Health & Preventive Medicine (2010) 15:217 - 221
Authors: Davoodi G, Yamini Sharif A, Kazemisaeid A, Sadeghian S, Vasheghani-Farahani A, Sheikhvatan M, Pashang
M
Year of Publication: January 2010
15 Title: Sodium bicarbonate in preventing contrast nephropathy in patients at risk for volume overload: a randomized
controlled trial.
Journal, Vol, No: JNEPHROL, 23 (02): 216-223,
Authors: Vasheghani-Farahani A, Sadigh G, Kassaian SE, Khatami SMR, Fotouhi A, Razavi SA, Mansournia MA,
Kazemisaeid A, Soleimani A, Pourhosseini HR, Alidoosti M, Hajizeinali AM, Hoseini K, Nematipour E
Year of Publication: 2010
16 Title: Ablation of Focal Right Upper Pulmonary Vein Tachycardia Using Retrograde Aortic Approach
Journal, Vol, No: J Teh Univ Heart Ctr, 3: 146-149
Authors: Ahmad Yamini Sharif ، Gholamreza Davoodi ، Ali Vasheghani Farahani ، Hadi Fadavi ، Ali Kazemi Saeed ، Saeed Sadeghian ، Fatemeh Ghazachai ، Mehrdad Sheikhvatan
Year of Publication:2010
17 Title: Systematic review: sodium bicarbonate treatment regimens for the prevention of contrast-induced Nephropathy
Journal, Vol, No: Ann Intern Med. 151(9):631-8. Review, November 03,
Authors: Zoungas S, Ninomiya T, Huxley R, Cass A, Jardine M, Gallagher M, Patel A, Vasheghani-Farahani A, Sadigh
G, Perkovic V
Year of Publication: 2009
18 Title: Sodium bicarbonate plus isotonic saline versus saline for prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in
patients undergoing coronary angiography: a randomized controlled trial
Journal, Vol, No: Am J Kidney Dis., 54(4):610-8, October 2009; Epub,
Authors: Vasheghani-Farahani A, Sadigh G, Kassaian SE, Khatami SM, Fotouhi A, Razavi SA, Mansournia MA,
Yamini-Sharif A, Amirzadegan A, Salarifar M, Sadeghian S, Davoodi G, Borumand MA, Esfehani FA, Darabian S
Year of Publication: July 2009
19 Title: The association between coronary arterial dominancy and extent of coronary artery disease in angiography
and paraclinical Studies
Journal, Vol, No: Clinical Anatomy, 21: 519-523,
Authors: Vasheghani Farahani A, Kassaian SE, Yaminisharif A, Davoodi GH, Salarifar M, Amorzadegan A, Darabian
S, Fotouhi A, Sadigh G, Razavi SA, Hakki E
Year of Publication: 2008
20 Title: Radiofrequency ablation of different cardiac arrhythmias; success rates and complications during 14 years of
experience
Journal, Vol, No:Heart Journal, Supplement 6, Nov. 18-21, 2008-Tehran, Iran
Authors:Yaminisharif A, Moghaddam M, Davoodi G, Sadeghian S, Kassemisaeid A, Vasheghani Farahani A,Lotfi-
Tokaldeny M, Ghazanchi F.
Year of Publication: 2008
Persian
1. Sudabe julayi, Babak Bakhshande, Mina Mohammad-Ebrahim, Mojgan Asgarzadeh,
Ali Vasheghani Farahani, Esmayil Shariat, Firoozeh Alavi-Lavasani, Homa Moalemi,
Zahra Ghasemi-Nejad. Nursing codes of ethics in iran: the report of an action
research.2010
2. Mazaherion M, Hoseinzade attar MJ, Golestan B, Vasheghani Farahani A Najm afshar
A, Rezvan N, Janani L, Hoseinejad A. Evaluation of companying between myocardial
Infarction and blood Vesfatin level and its Correlation with lipid profile, blood sugar
and anthropometric variables .2009
3. Asheri H, Vasheghani Farahani A, Ziaee V. Risk factors of sudden death in Iranian
wrestling protagonist at national level. 13 (3): 204-206, Fall 2007
4. Shidfar F, Kaviani A, Parsapour A, Haghighi Z, Aramesh K, Vasheghani Farahani A,
Keyhanidust Z, Mohammadian M, Larijani B. Ethical Guidelines of Research on
Vulnerable Groups. 2006
5. Javadi MA, Sadaat H, Jafar Nasab MR, Rafati N, Karkhaneh Yousefi Z, Vasheghani
Farahani A, Soori H, Anisian A. Association of keratoconus and mitral valve prolapse.
Journal of Ophthalmology (Bina), 4: 281-287, 2002
Presentations
2011: Comparison of coronary venous suitability for left ventricular lead implantation and
cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy patients: A single
institute report, EHRA EUROPACE, Madride-Spain
.
2009: Sodium bicarbonate plus isotonic saline versus saline for prevention of contrast-induced
nephropathy in patients undergoing coronary angiography: A randomized controlled trial, The
11th
Seminar on Cardiovascular Findings, Tehran – Iran
2008: Radiofrequency ablation of different cardiac arrhythmias; success rates and
complications during 14 years of experience, 16th Congress of Iranian Heart Association in
collaboration with American College of Cardiology, Tehran-Iran
2006: The association between coronary arterial dominancy and extent of coronary artery
disease in angiography and paraclinical studies, The 11th
Seminar on Cardiovascular Findings,
Tehran – Iran