Ardakan Aging Study 🇮🇷: Among adults ≥50, 84% aware, 81% treated, but only 60% achieved BP control. Gaps persist—esp. in men. Urgent need for holistic #Hypertension care. #aged #awareness #treatment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#AntiphospholipidSyndrome (APS) can present with acute #MyocardialInfarction due to arterial thrombosis—even as a first manifestation. Highlights the need for early diagnosis & tailored anticoagulation. #Cardiology #Thrombosis #AutoimmuneDisease www.ijconline.id/index.php/ij...

Combined pectus and cardiac repair can be done safely. The modified open #Nuss showed excellent outcomes and may outperform Ravitch when feasible. #Bentall #CardiacSurgery #PectusExcavatum #ThoracicSurgery #MarfanSyndrome journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Published in @eclinicalmed.bsky.social Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on #alcohol consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... #GLP-1 receptor agonists #MedSky #EndoSky

Navigating recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: A challenging case of a 32y woman with prior losses, managed amid comorbidities in limited resources. Early monitoring, UDCA, & multidisciplinary care key to averting stillbirth. #Obstetrics #MaternalHealth www.jri.ir/article/140276

Our new article “Predictors of 12-Month #MACE Among Diabetic, Prediabetic, and Normoglycemic Patients Undergoing Elective PCI: 10 Years’ Experience From #TehranHeartCenter” is now published! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #Cardiology #PCI #Diabetes

#Anticoagulation after intracranial hemorrhage in #AF patients: Updated #MetaAnalysis of 5 RCTs (n=733). 🧠 80% ↓ ischemic stroke (NNT=9); 64% ↓ major ischemic events (NNT=11). ⚠️ ↑ ICH risk x3.7 (NNH=24); major bleeding x2.4 (NNH=23). No mortality difference. #ICH link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#AI is reshaping #BreastCancer management—from #screening and #diagnosis to personalized treatment. A recent review highlights how #MachineLearning now matches or even surpasses experts in detecting and classifying tumors, improving accuracy and efficiency. www.ircmj.com/article_2185...

Exciting breakthrough: AI-powered ECG analysis predicts culprit arteries in #STEMI with 98% accuracy, 96% sensitivity for LAD occlusion. Revolutionizing early revascularization! #DeepLearning www.ircmj.com/article_2207...

Our 10-year review found metastatic tumors more common than primary ones—breast cancer the leading source of cardiac metastasis, and sarcomas the main primary malignancies. #Oncology #Pathology #HeartTumors #PrimaryTumor #SecondaryTumor karger.com/crd/article-...

In #MENA, #CVD hits young people hard amid rising obesity, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and inactivity—driven by urbanization, heat, and pollution. JACC calls for health reforms to prevent it. #GlobalHealth @mirvz.bsky.social www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

Validation of #SCORE2 in the Iranian #TLGS cohort shows good discrimination (C-index up to 0.80 in women) but underestimates CVD risk. Recalibration using national data could improve its accuracy and clinical impact. #CVD #PrimaryPrevention link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Cirrhosis greatly raises postoperative risks after hip or knee #arthroplasty—higher mortality, infection, and revision rates highlight the need for careful multidisciplinary planning. #pneumonia #bleeding boneandjoint.org.uk/article/10.1...

Tehran #Cohort Study policy brief presented to the Minister of Health. #TUMS #THC #PolicyBrief

Can #N-acetylcysteine prevent post-ERCP #pancreatitis? Our #MetaAnalysis of 4 RCTs (n=773) found a trend toward benefit but no significant effect. NAC shows potential, yet current evidence doesn’t justify routine prophylaxis. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Speech by Minister of Health Dr. Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi during Tehran University of Medical Sciences’ Research and Technology Week. #TUMS

Closing ceremony featuring a speech by the President of #TUMS, Dr. Seyyed Reza Raeeskarami.

Speech by Dr. Alireza Monadi Sefidan, Head of the Education, Research, and Technology Committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament of Iran), at #TUMS Research and Innovation Week.

Visit by distinguished leaders Dr. Bagher Larijani (President, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute; Advisor to the Minister of Health), Dr. Seyyed Reza Raeeskarami (President, #TUMS), and Dr. Alireza Esteghamati (Dean, School of Medicine) to the CVDRI booth.

The visit of Ehsan Elementary School students to the booth of the Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute of #TUMS during Research and Technology Week.

The booth of the Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute at the Research and Innovation Week at #TUMS.

Lecture by Dr. Ramin Kordi, Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology, #tums.

Research and Innovation Week at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. #tums

#MetaAnalysis reveals that lncRNAs #MALAT1 and #MIAT show moderate diagnostic accuracy for #CoronaryArteryDisease, with MALAT1 also linked to prognosis. Findings highlight their potential but call for standardization in clinical validation. #Biomarker link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Exosome-based therapies show promise in cardiac #revascularization They enhance vascular repair, reduce restenosis, and control inflammation—ushering in a new era of regenerative cardiology. #Exosomes link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Adding #radiotherapy (RT) to ipilimumab improves survival and disease control in #melanoma brain metastases, according to a new meta-analysis. #BrainMetastases #Immunotherapy #MetaAnalysis #Oncology link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Rare case of a large right atrial myxoma with endocrine abnormalities suggests a possible syndromic form of disease. Highlights the diagnostic challenge when clinical features regress over time. #CardiacMyxoma #EndocrineDisease #CarneyComplex onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) is a safer, faster treatment for the irregular heartbeat called Atrial Fibrillation (AF). It costs less and improves patient outcomes better than traditional #ThermalAblation. #Cost‐Effectiveness #cryoablation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Can #Eptifibatide change the game for #NSTEMI patients? Our 5-year study at Tehran Heart Center (n=5309) found no significant impact on MACE (17.2% vs. 15.6%) or survival (HR 0.97, p=0.901) post-PCI. Time for targeted trials in high-risk groups? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Developed valid tools based on the Theory of Planned Behavior to assess determinants of nutritional behavior in patients with #HeartFailure. These reliable instruments enable targeted education and intervention design. #Nutrition #TPB #Psychometrics publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/JT...

#COVID19 #vaccination in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia may slightly worsen urgency, dysuria, frequency, and #hematuria, without changing prostate-specific antigen or prostate volume. #BPH ecevr.org/DOIx.php?id=...

The Lancet Global Health released new global estimates showing a dramatic rise in #Sepsis burden and the reversing trends after decades of progress. Published Oct 21, 2025 #sepsiscanada #sepsiskills #MedSky Read the full article here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Among 1,044 valve replacement patients, 4.3% died mid-term. Older age and female gender independently predicted mortality—highlighting the need for better preoperative risk assessment. #ValveSurgery #MortalityPredictors onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A rare massive left atrial #myxoma in an elderly man, first mistaken for hypoglycemia, reveals how hidden cardiac sources can underlie #stroke. Early #echocardiography is crucial. #CaseReport cardiothoracicsurgery.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#MachineLearning predicts 1-year #MACE after #PCI in #elderly #STEMI patients. RF and XGBoost achieve AUC ~0.95; top predictors include ejection fraction, age, creatinine, glucose, BMI, and LDL/HDL ratio. Toward personalized post-PCI care. bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#MetaAnalysis (>1.5M individuals) shows 1 in 4 #IBD patients have NAFLD—higher in adults, males, and Western regions. Highlights need for routine liver screening in IBD management. #epidemiology #prevalence academic.oup.com/ibdjournal/a...

On-pump #CABG alters key hemodynamic and biochemical markers. Gender and comorbidities significantly impact cerebral oximetry and PaO₂. #BP #Comorbidity #Surgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41179702/#:~...

A migrated #IVC filter with severe #CAD — a rare surgical challenge. Successful combined retrieval and #CABG for LAD stenosis proved the power of teamwork. #Cardiology #Surgery #CaseReport cardiothoracicsurgery.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#MetaAnalysis of 158 studies: #BiologicalValves fail more over time; mechanical ones need fewer reoperations but cause more thrombosis. Mortality low for both. #CHD #PVR link.springer.com/article/10.1....

Higher Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Hedge’s g = 0.11 and odds ratio (OR) = 1.45. Further longitudinal studies are needed. #NAFLD #SII #SystemicInflammation #Biomarker #MetaAnalysis journals.lww.com/annals-of-me...

#Loneliness may boost #self-care among #elderly with chronic kidney disease, as shown by a structural equation model explaining over 80% of variance. This challenges traditional views and highlights the need for nuanced psychological interventions. bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Dynapenic obesity—defined by either #BMI or waist circumference—significantly increases all-cause mortality risk (HR up to 1.73). Our findings highlight the compounded impact of muscle weakness and #obesity on long-term survival. #MuscleStrength #MetaAnalysis link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Metabolic syndrome affects 2 in 3 Iranians with #diabetes—rising from 60% to 67% (2015–2021). Strongly tied to CVD and diabetic complications, it calls for urgent, nation‑wide prevention and lifestyle action. #PublicHealth bmcendocrdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.....

New insight into infertility: exogenous cortisol (Hydrocortisone) upregulates tight junction genes (CLDN3, CLDN4, ZO-1, DSG1, CDH1) in endometrial cells — potentially hindering blastocyst #implantation. #endometrium #hydrocortisone pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Longer #OperationTime increases postoperative #complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. A 65‑min cut-off showed high specificity (96.8%) for predicting risk. Optimizing surgical duration may improve outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Is 15 minutes enough? Our retrospective study of 724 patients shows that the 15‑min head-up tilt test yields results similar to the 20‑min protocol and could improve efficiency and patient comfort. #Syncope #Tilt #Cardiology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Rare case of metastatic soft tissue #sarcoma invading the left atrium and pulmonary veins—an exceptional cardiac spread reviewed in detail. #CardioOncology #CaseReport #Oncology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#MetaAnalysis (11 RCTs, n=12,730): #Colchicine shows no cardiovascular benefit in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), though safety remains acceptable. @fadyiskander.bsky.social bmccardiovascdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

New study in 'Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders' reveals high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Tehran adults. Key risk factors: age, gender, education, and physical activity. 🛟 bit.ly/4gyo5Kf

Using the patient’s own right atrial appendage for #tricuspid valve replacement showed perfect 1‑year results—no mortality or regurgitation in 6 cases. A promising step for complex valve repair! #HeartSurgery academic.oup.com/icvts/articl...