Journal of Tehran University Heart Center

Zohair Yousef Al-halees, MD , FRCSC, FACS
King Faisal Heart Institute, Saudi Arabia
Yadolah Dodge, PhD
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, PhD
University of Hamburg-Eppendorf School of Medicne, Germany
Iradj Gandjbakhch, MD
Hopital Pitie, France
Omer Isik, MD
Yeditepe University, School of Medicine, Turkey
Sami S. Kabbani, MD
Damascus University Cardiovascular Surgical Center, Syria
Kayvan Kamalvand, MD, FRCP, FACC
William Harvey Hospital, United Kingdom
Jean Marco, MD, FESC
Centre Cardio- Thoracique de Monaco, France
Ali Massumi, MD
Texas Heart Institute, U. S. A
Carlos-A. Mestres, MD
University of Barcelona, Spain
Hossien Ahmadi, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Shahin Akhondzadeh, PhD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad Alidoosti, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad Ali Boroumand, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ahmad Reza Dehpour, PhD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abbasali Karimi, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Seyed Ebrahim Kassaian, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Davood Kazemi Saleh, MD
Baghiatallah University of Medical Sciences
Majid Maleki, MD
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Mehrab Marzban, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mansor Moghadam, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Sina Moradmand Badie, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Seyed Mahmood Mirhoseini, MD, DSc, FACC, FAES
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
THE
JOURNAL OF TEHRAN
UNIVERSITY HEART
CENTER
Editor-in-Chief
ABBASALI KARIMI, MD
PROFESSOR OF CARDIAC SURGERY
TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Managing Editor
SEYED HESAMEDDIN ABBASI, MD
TEHRAN HEART CENTER
TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
International Editors
Editorial Board
Fred Morady, MD
University of Michigan, U. S. A
Mohammed T. Numan, MD
University of Texas, U. S. A
Ahmand S. Omran, MD, FACC, FASE
King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Saudi Arabia
Fausto J. Pinto, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FASA, FSCAI,
FASE
Lisbon University, Portugal
Mehrdad Rezaee, MD, PhD
Stanford University, School of Medicine, U. S. A
Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, FASNC
University of California, U. S. A
Lee Samuel Wann, MD
Wisconsin Heart Hospital, U. S. A
Hein J. Wellens, MD
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Douglas P. Zipes, MD
Indiana University, School of medicine, U. S. A
Seyed Rasoul Mirsharifi, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ahmad Mohebi, MD
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad-Hasan Namazi
Shaheed beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Ebrahim Nematipour, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Rezayat Parvizi, MD
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Masoud Pezeshkian
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Hassan Radmehr, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Saeed Sadeghian, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mojtaba Salarifar, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Nizal Sarraf –Zadegan, MD
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Ahmad Yaminisharif, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Aliakbar Zeinaloo, MD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences