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

Awards :

2004 – 2005 Sina excellence in education award (TUMS)

Competencies :

Language

o English : Fluent

o Arabic : Intermediate

Computer

o Advanced User