Akbar Shafiee
MD, MSc
Tehran, Iran
Community medicine specialist
Master of science in vitality and aging
Medical research advisor
Akbar Shafiee
MD, MSc
Tehran, Iran
Community medicine specialist
Master of science in vitality and aging
Medical research advisor
Research
Education
Workshops
- 12 years of clinical research
- Leiden university graduate
- Lecturer of workshops on research methodology & scientific writing
Latest blog posts
Intensive Hypertension Treatment at discharge Increases the Risk of Complications in the elderly
Intensifying antihypertensive regimens of older adults who were hospitalized for noncardiac conditions is associated with several harms and doesn’t appear to reduce cardiovascular events, a JAMA
E-Cigarette Increases the Risk of Marijuana Use in Youngsters
Youths who use e-cigarettes are more likely to also use marijuana, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed 21 observational studies of nearly 130,000
Poverty is a barrier to reach hypertension treatment goals
Poorer patients may be less likely than their most well-off counterparts to get their blood pressure under control – even when all have the same
Both Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure Affect Cardiovascular Outcomes
High systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements could independently predict risk for adverse cardiovascular events in future, according to a retrospective study in the New England
The severity of Chronic Kidney Disease Can Predict long-term Outcome in PCI Patients (My Latest Paper)
In this retrospective cohort study that was performed at Tehran Heart Center, we enrolled all patients who underwent primary or elective PCI and completed their
Treat White Coat Hypertension or it Increases CV Risk
Untreated white coat hypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but white coat effect in those taking antihypertensives is not, according to a meta-analysis in