Recent Faculty Publications

We share our research studies with physicians and scientists worldwide through publications in leading academic journals. View a listing of our faculty’s most recent publications.

Hajizadeh R, Ghaffari S, Separham A, Shokouhi B, Kavandi H, Pourafkari L, Nader ND. The value of peripheral blood eosinophil count in predicting in-stent restenosis in patients with stable angina pectoris undergoing drug eluting stenting. Rom J Intern Med. 2017; 55(4)
Pourafkari L, Tajlil A, Ghaffari S, Parvizi R, Chavoshi M, Kolahdouzan K, Khaki N, Parizad R, Hobika GG, Nader ND. The frequency of initial misdiagnosis of acute aortic dissection in the emergency department and its impact on outcome. Intern Emerg Med. 2017; 12(8)
Tarighatnia A, Farajollahi AR, Mohammadalian AH, Ghojazadeh M, Azadeh M, Koleini E, Nader ND. Radiation exposure levels according to vascular access sites during PCI : AÂ prospective controlled study. Herz. 2017
Nader ND. Immunomodulation Mechanisms in Disease and in the Surgical Patient. Immunol Invest. 2017; 46(8)
Umholtz M, Nader ND. Anesthetic Immunomodulation of the Neuroinflammation in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction. Immunol Invest. 2017; 46(8)
Quinn TD, Brovman EY, Aglio LS, Urman RD. Factors associated with an increased risk of perioperative cardiac arrest in emergent and elective craniotomy and spine surgery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2017; 161
Mahmoodpoor A, Hamishehkar H, Fattahi V, Sanaie S, Arora P, Nader ND. Urinary Versus Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) as a Predictor of Mortality for Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Unit Patients. J Clin Anesth. 2017; 44
Mahmoodpoor A, Shadvar K, Saghaleini SH, Koleini E, Hamishehkar H, Ostadi Z, Nader ND. Which one is a better predictor of ICU mortality in septic patients? Comparison between serial serum lactate concentrations and its removal rate. J Crit Care. 2017; 44
Separham A, Pourafkari L, Kazemi B, Haghizadeh Y, Akbarzadeh F, Toufan M, Sate H, Nader ND. VitaminÂ D deficiency and functional response to CRT inÂ heart failure patients. Herz. 2017
Ghaffari S, Hajizadeh R, Pourafkari L, Shokouhi B, Tajlil A, Mazani S, Kavandi H, Ansari H, Nader ND. Air pollution and admissions due to ST elevation myocardial infarction-a time-series study from northwest of Iran. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017
Pourafkari L, Masnadi-Shirazi K, Taban M, Mohammadi S, Parizad R, Ghaffari S, Tajlil A, Khoshknab MMP, Nader ND. Higher Frequency of Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping but Not Heart Rate Dipping in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2017; 62(10)
Quinn TD, Brovman EY, Urman RD. Analysis of Variability in Intraoperative Fluid Administration for Colorectal Surgery: An Argument for Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017; 27(9)
Rahimzadeh P, Faiz HR, Imani F, Hobika GG, Abbasi A, Nader ND. Relieving Pain After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block or Adductor Canal Block? Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2017; 45(4)
Separham A, Pourafkari L, Bodagh H, Ghaffari S, Aslanabadi N, Nader ND. Predicting outcome after percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy : Role of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio. Herz. 2017; 42(5)
Toufan M, Pourafkari L, Afrasiabi A, Sohrabi M, Nader ND. Left atrial appendage aneurysm presenting with chronic cough. Neth Heart J. 2017
Tarighatnia A, Pourafkari L, Farajollahi A, Mohammadalian AH, Ghojazadeh M, Nader ND. Operator radiation exposure during transradial coronary angiography : Effect of single vs. double catheters. Herz. 2017