Languages

• English, fluent.
• Persian, fluent.

Research Keywords

• Stem Cells
• Angiogenesis
• Cardiac regenerative therapy
• Heart Failure
• Reverse Remodeling

Research Equipment and Testing Expertise

• High Frequency/High Resolution Echocardiography.
• Immunohistochemistry .
• Confocal/laser Microscope system.
• Cell Culture.
• Small Animal Surgery .
• Digital Image analysis.

Publications

• Circulating and Myocardial Cytokines Predict Cardiac Structural and Functional Improvement in Patients With Heart Failure Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support. Published, 10/01/2021.
  https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.0...
• Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonism Abrogates Acute Pressure Overload-Induced Murine Heart Failure. Published, 08/18/2021.
  https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S000...
• Longitudinal assessment of the platelet transcriptome in advanced heart failure patients following mechanical unloading. Published, 01/14/2020.
  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/095371...
• Surgical explantation of atrial septal closure devices for refractory nickel allergy symptoms. Published, 11/21/2019.
• Cardiomyocyte p65 nuclear factor-κB is necessary for compensatory adaptation to pressure overload. Circ Heart Fail. 2015 Jan;8(1):109-18. Published, 01/2015.
• Animal model of reversible, right ventricular failure. J Surg Res. 2015 Apr;194(2):327-33. Published, 11/2014.
• Cardiomyocyte-specific p65 NF-κB deletion protects the injured heart by preservation of calcium handling. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2013 Oct 1;305(7):H1089-97. Published, 08/2013.
• A modified murine model for the study of reverse cardiac remodelling. Exp Clin Cardiol. 2013 Spring;18(2):e115-7. Published, 04/2013.
• Prophylactic effect of a single intravenous dose of a combination of Digoxin, Hydrocortisone, and amiodarone on atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Iranian Heart Journal 2012; 13(3):33-38) . Published, 12/2012.
• Modified Intraoperative Saline Injection Leak Test to Assess Mitral Valve Repair. Iranian Heart Journal 2012; 13(2):20 (3). Published, 09/2012.
• Inhibitory kappa-B kinase-β inhibition prevents adaptive left ventricular hypertrophy. Published, 03/22/2012.
• The accuracy of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients with the history of previous surgical biopsy of the primary lesion: systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Published, 02/01/2012.
• Lipomatosis of interventricular septum and both ventricles: an extremely rare pattern. Published, 03/01/2011.
• Can intracoronary stem cell injection permanently improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction? Published, 02/01/2011.
• Percutaneous Retrieval of a Dislodged Guide Wire by Dormia Basket in a 98-year-old Patient, Still a Safe and Feasible Approach. Iranian Cardiovascular Research Journal 2010 ; 4(2):91(3). Published, 09/2010.
• Repair of aorto-left ventricular tunnel arising from the left sinus of valsalva. Published, 05/01/2010.
• Combined medical and surgical treatment of intracardiac hydatid cysts in 11 patients. Published, 03/01/2010.
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Following Central Venous Cannulation. Iranian Cardiovascular Research Journal 2009; 3(3):172(4). Published, 12/2009.
• A large saphenous vein graft aneurysm one year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery presenting as a left lung mass. Published, 06/08/2009.