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  1. Analysis of the Quality of Life Is a Prerequisite for Any Prehabilitation Program

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  2. The association between dietary quality indices and serum telomerase activity in patient candidates for CABG

    Article • Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  3. Dietary acid load significantly predicts 10-years survival in patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2019, PLOS

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  4. 10-y survival in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in Tehran Heart Center-Coronary Outcome Measurement Study: The powerful predicting ability of the dietary inflammatory index and dietary antioxidant quality

    Article • Nutrition, July 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  5. Empirically developed dietary inflammatory potential (EDIP) in patients candidate for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG): Association with metabolic parameters, dietary antioxidant quality score and dietary phytochemical index

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2018, PLOS

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  6. Dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) among candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery: Emphasis to possible beneficial role of TAC on serum vitamin D

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2018, PLOS

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  7. The relationship of inflammation caused by diet and risk factors of coronary artery disease

    Article • Nutrition Journal, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  8. Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1 Gene Expression in PBMCs is Associated with Interleukin 10 Serum Concentration: a Case-Control Study

    Article • Clinical Laboratory, January 2018, Clinical Laboratory Publications

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  9. Circulating Levels of IL-35 and Gene Expression of FoxP3 in Coronary Artery Disease: Is There Any Interplay Between Them and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3?

    Article • Clinical Laboratory, January 2018, Clinical Laboratory Publications

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  10. Mediterranean dietary quality index and dietary phytochemical index among patients candidate for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery

    Article • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  11. NGT insertion: a review

    Article • Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, March 2017, VM Media SP. zo.o VM Group SK

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  12. Association Between Two Common Polymorphisms of Vitamin D Binding Protein and the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease: a Case-Control Study

    Article • January 2017, De Gruyter

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  13. An interactive web-based intervention on nutritional status, physical activity and health-related quality of life in patient with metabolic syndrome: a randomized-controlled trial (The Red Ruby Study)

    Article • Nutrition and Diabetes, January 2017, Nature

    Professor Mahdi Najafi, Professor Ali Montazeri

  14. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery outcomes following 6.5 years: A nested case–control study

    Article • International Journal of Preventive Medicine, January 2017, Medknow

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  15. Circulating Levels of LAMP2 in Coronary Artery Disease: Association with Serum Lipid Profile

    Article • Hormone and Metabolic Research, December 2016, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  16. Association between dietary patterns and metabolic syndrome in a sample of Tehranian adults

    Article • Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, September 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  17. Is type D personality as important as classic risk factor for coronary artery disease?

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  18. Outcomes and long-term survival of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery; the controversial role of opium as a risk marker

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  19. SORT maneuver for nasogastric tube insertion

    Article • Anaesthesia, February 2016, Wiley

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  20. Health-related quality of life among people participating in a metabolic syndrome e-screening program: A web-based study

    Article • International Journal of Preventive Medicine, January 2016, Medknow

    Professor Ali Montazeri, Professor Mahdi Najafi

  21. Nasogastric tube insertion easily done: The SORT maneuver

    Article • Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2016, Medknow

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  22. Outcomes and long-term survival of coronary artery surgery: The controversial role of opium as risk marker

    Article • World Journal of Cardiology, January 2016, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  23. The mRNA Expression and Circulating Levels of Visfatin and Their Correlation with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D

    Article • Hormone and Metabolic Research, October 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  24. Interactive web-based lifestyle intervention and metabolic syndrome: findings from the Red Ruby (a randomized controlled trial)

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahdi Najafi, Professor Ali Montazeri

  25. PFT and CABG outcome

    Article • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, January 2015, Medknow

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  26. Hemoglobin optimization and transfusion strategies in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

    Article • World Journal of Cardiology, January 2015, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  27. ‘Red Ruby’: an interactive web-based intervention for lifestyle modification on metabolic syndrome: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahdi Najafi, Professor Ali Montazeri

  28. creatinine, CSA-AKI, and outcome in cardiac surgery

    Article • World Journal of Cardiology, January 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  29. Laryngoscope forces in humans and manikins

    Article • Anaesthesia, August 2013, Wiley

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  30. Supplemental Magnesium for Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation: Role of Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  31. Complete and complex or simple and feasible? Commentary on American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2013 guidelines for management of the difficult airway

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  32. Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension eating plan in candidates awaiting coronary artery bypass graft surgery, Tehran, Iran

    Article • Nutrition & Dietetics, September 2012, Wiley

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  33. Does analgesic effect of opium hamper the adverse effects of severe coronary artery disease on quality of life in addicted patients?

    Article • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, July 2012, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  34. Blood glucose concentrations after cardiac surgery: the impact of preoperative quality of life

    Article • International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahdi Najafi, Professor Ali Montazeri

  35. Commentary on: Use of Remifentanil and Alfentanil in Endotracheal Intubation: A Comparative Study

    Article • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, April 2012, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  36. Commentary on: Use of Remifentanil and Alfentanil in Endotracheal Intubation: A Comparative Study

    Article • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, April 2012, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  37. Socioeconomic status and mortality after acute myocardial infarction: a study from Iran

    Article • International Journal for Equity in Health, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahdi Najafi, Professor Ali Montazeri

  38. Effects of Opium Use Among Coronary Artery Disease Patients in Iran

    Article • Substance Use & Misuse, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  39. The role of ATP-binding-cassette-transporter-A1 (ABCA1) gene polymorphism on coronary artery disease risk

    Article • Translational Research, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  40. Quality of Life in Opium-Addicted Patients With Coronary Artery Disease as Measured With WHOQOL-BREF

    Article • International Journal of Social Psychiatry, May 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ali Montazeri, Professor Mahdi Najafi

  41. Reliability of World Health Organizationʼs Quality of Life-BREF versus Short Form 36 Health Survey questionnaires for assessment of quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, April 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mahdi Najafi, Professor Ali Montazeri

  42. Is preoperative serum creatinine a reliable indicator of outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  43. Fast track method in cardiac surgery: evaluation of risks and benefits

    Article • European Journal of Anaesthesiology, June 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mahdi Najafi

  44. Relationship between serum magnesium level and post coronary artery bypass graft surgery arrhythmias

    Article • European Journal of Anaesthesiology, June 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mahdi Najafi