Official Journal of the Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences CHAIRMAN ASSOCIATE EDITOR Masoud Pourmoghaddas, MD Hamidreza Roohafza, MD Assistant Professor, Isfahan Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University Cardiovascular Research Institute, of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran SENIOR EDITOR Jamshid Najafian, MD Nizal Sarrafzadegan, MD Assistant Professor, Isfahan Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Research Institute, Research Institute, Isfahan University of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Isfahan, Iran EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Masoumeh Sadeghi, MD Associate Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran SECTION EDITORS Hamidreza Roohafza, MD: Assistant Professor, Isfahan ‎Cardiovascular Research Institute, ‎Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, ‎Isfahan, Iran Golnaz Vaseghi, Pharm D, PhD: Assistant Professor, Applied Physiology Research Center, ‎Isfahan Cardiovascular Research ‎Institute, Department of ‎Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and ‎Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan ‎University of Medical Sciences, ‎Isfahan, Iran Mojgan Gharipour, MSc: PhD Candidate, Molecular Epidemiology, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Allahyar Golabchi, MD: Fellowship of Interventional Electrophysiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Alireza Khosravi, MD: Associate Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Noushin Mohammadifard, MSc: PhD Candidate, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran MANAGING EDITOR STATISTICAL CONSULTANT Mojgan Gharipour, MSc Awat Feizi, PhD PhD Candidate, Molecular Epidemiology, Isfahan Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Publisher: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Email: [email protected] Copy Edit, Layout Edit, Design and Print: Farzanegan Radandish Co. Tel: +98-311-2241953 +98-311-2241876 Email: [email protected] Circulation: 500 Distribution: International Language: English Interval: Bimonthly Print ISSN: 1735-3955, Online ISSN: 2251-6638 EDITORIAL BOARD (Alphabetic order) Peyman Adibi, MD Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard, PhD Mohammad Hassan Nezafati, MD Associate Professor, Department of Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University Associate Professor, Cardiac Surgery Department Gastroenterology, Isfahan University of Medical of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine AND Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Hoda Javadikasgari, MD Imam Reza General Hospital, Mashhad Alireza Ahmadi, MD Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Department of Preventive Pediatric Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Pouya Nezafati, MD Isfahan ‎Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan, Iran Cleveland, Ohio, USA Head of Cardiac Surgery Research Committee, Mousa Alavi, PhD Roya Kelishadi, MD Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Professor , Department of Pediatrics , Child University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Sania Nishtar, MD Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Health Promotion Research Center, School of Professor, Department of Cardiology, Founder Iran Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. and President, Heart file, Islamabad, Pakistan Masoud Amini, MD Frirdon Noohi, MD Hossein Khosravi-Boroujeni, PhD Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Endocrine Professor, Department of Cardiology, Shaheed and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University Department of Public Health, School of Medicine Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran AND Menzies Health Institute, Gold Coast Center, Tehran, Iran Bahram Aminian, MD Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia Katayoun Rabiei, MD Professor, Department of Medicine and Darwin R Labarthe, MD PhD Candidate, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Cardiology, Shiraz University of Medical Associate Director for Cardiovascular Health Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Policy and Research, Division of Adult and Isfahan, Iran Sedigheh Asgary, PhD Community Health, National Center for Mohammad Saadatnia, MD Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Isfahan Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran ‎Isfahan, Iran Prevention, Washington, DC Javad Shahabi, MD Leila Azadbakht, PhD Bagher Larijani, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Professor, Research Institute for Endocrine School of Medicine, Isfahan University of School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (R.I.E.S), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Shahrzad Shahidi, MD Majid Barekatain, MD Mohammad Lotfi, MD Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Professor, Department of Neurology, Tehran School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Nooshin Bazargani, MD Hossein Malekafzali, MD, PhD Vahid Shaygannejad, MD Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Board Member of Emirates Cardiac Society Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Board, Member of World Heart Federation Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Consultant Cardiologist, Dubai Hospital, Dubai ‎ University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, MD Mohammad Shenasa, MD Maryam Boshtam, MSc Professor, Department of Cardiovascular PhD Candidate, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Services, O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, CA Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Shahin Shirani, MD Isfahan, Iran Tehran, Iran Arya Mani, MD Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, A Chokalingam, MD School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School Professor, School of Medicine, Simon Fraser Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran University, Burnaby, BC of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT Bahram Soleimani, PhD Minoo Dianatkhah Gholamreza Masoumi, MD Associate Professor, Department of MSc in Biostatics, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Najafabad Center, Cardiovascular Research ‎Institute, Isfahan Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran‎ University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Kusam Sudhakar Reddy, MD, DM Abolghasem Djazayeri, MD, PhD Saeed Mirsadraee, MD‎ Professor, Department of Cardiology, All India Professor, Department of Nutrition and Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist, Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiology, Royal Infirmary of Biochemistry, School of Public Health and New Delhi, India Edinburgh AND Senior Lecturer in Clinical Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran Mohammad Talaei, PhD Radiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, United Kingdom National University of Singapore, Singapore Ahmad Esmailzadeh, PhD Ahmad Movahedian, PhD AND Isfahan ‎Cardiovascular Research Center, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Professor, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, Iran University of ‎Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran ‎ Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Mohammad Navab, MD, PhD Ali Akbar Tavassoli, MD Armen Gaspayan, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Medicine, David Associate Professor, Cardiac Rehabilitation Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Chief Geffen School of Medicine, The University of Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Editor of European Science Editing, UK California, Los Angeles, CA Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Yousof Gheisari, MD, PhD Ebrahim Nematipour, MD Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, E Vartianian, PhD School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, National Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Iran Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Leila Shahin MSc in Language 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