Overview

History

Following the approval of the Ministry of Health (MoH) in 1993, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center (ICRC) was established with the aim of performing research on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) primary, secondary prevention and health promotion.

In 2003, ICRC became a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating center for research and training in CVD prevention, management and control as well as rehabilitation of cardiac patients in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. In 2011, the center was promoted to an institute (ICRI) by the MoH.

The main fields of research in ICRI are public health, clinical and basic sciences. The institute has performed, and is currently performing, numerous large-scale community-based preventive programs, cohort studies, CVD registry, and randomized clinical trials at local or international levels. The institute offers PhD, fellowship, clinical scientist, and sabbatical research programs. The National Cardiovascular Network Secretariat is located in ICRI since its establishment in 2011.

Aims

1. Prevention and control of CVDs and it's related risk factors
2. Institutionalizing and capacity building for interventions needed for prevention of non-communicable diseases specially CVD in primary health care system
3. Development of risk charts for CVD with co morbidities based on the results of cohort studies
4. Conducting studies on the modification of community lifestyle like nutritional behavior, especially reduction of salt and fat intake
5. CVDs registries including acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), congenital heart disease (CHD), heart failure (HF), arterial fibrillation (AF) registries .
6. Monitoring and assessment of environmental risk factors associated with CVDs
7. Conducting studies on optimization of cardiac rehabilitation services and its institutionalization and integration in the health care system
8. Conducting studies on medical and herbal therapies relating to CVDs
9. Conducting genetic and cellular/molecular studies relating to CVDs
10. Psychological aspects of cardiologic care (Psycho-cardiology)
11. Developing national guidelines of hypertension, dyslipidemia and acute coronary syndrome

Vision

The superior pole of research institute the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases in the Middle East, such that documents and reports provided by this institute are cited by international communities.

Mission

Cardiovascular Research Institute focuses its efforts on the use of available technology to conduct community-based and biomedical research and to help with transferring the results to useful and practical outcomes.

This Institute also considers helping academic and research centers and other health service providers in implementing programs for the prevention, control, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and their related risk factors. Through its activities, this center promotes community health, and creates health policies and related decision-making by applying reliable research findings.

 

Affiliation: 

Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

 

Members

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Facilities

Educational facilities

• Enrolling Ph.D, research physicians and postdoc students
• Education of Research methodology, lab techniques, and application for grants
• Preparing Guidelines

 

Research facilities

• Independent research budget
• Getting Grants from International and National Sources
• Professional people with backgrounds in epidemiological and prevention studies
• Database for large projects (ICS- Surveillance- Pure- rehabilitation- TABASSOM-patients with hypertension …)
• Development and application of available knowledge in the prevention, control and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
• Encouragement and use of researchers, residents, and fellowships of cardiovascular department, residents and students in the field of prevention, control, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
• Access to facilities of cardiac referral subspecialty hospital in Isfahan province
• Preparation of relevant guidelines 

 

• Main laboratory equipment: Research; Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center

Row	Latin name	Abbreviated name	Farsi name	Function
1	Gas Chromatography	GC		Assessment and isolation of volatile substances without decomposition
2	Spectrophotometer	Spect		Measurement of chemicals by optical absorption density
3	Ultracentrifuge	Ultra		Isolation of substances at high speed
4	Fraction collector			Collection of different fractions from a solution
5	Peristaltic pump			Pumping desirable volumes of liquids as required
6	Homogenizer			Homogenizing plant and animal tissues
7	Ultrasonic Baths			Cleaning objects in the shortest time
8	PH-meter			Measurement of PH of  buffer and solutions
9	Soxhlet extractor			Isolation of the desired compositions using the least amount of solvent
10	Gel Dryer			Agarose or polyacrylamide gel dryer
11	Incubator			Culture and growth of laboratory samples at a specific temperature
12	Digital balance			Weighing materials

 

• Main laboratory equipment: Genetics- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center

Row	Latin name	Abbreviated name	Farsi name	Function
1	UV detector	UV tec		Observation of agarose gel using UV
2	PCR thermocycler	PCR		Specific DNA proliferation
3	Microcentrifuge			High-speed isolation of materials
4	CO2 incubator			Culture and growth of laboratory samples
5	Laminar flow			Cell culture and RNA extraction
6	Shaker			Mixing and preparation of solutions
7	Gel electrophorus			DNA assessment
8	Scale			Weighing laboratory powders

 

• Main laboratory equipment: Clinical- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center

Row	Latin name	Abbreviated name	Farsi name	Function
1	Automatic Analyzer Hitachi 902			Assessment of biochemical tests
2	Caretium			Assessor of sodium, potassium, serum calcium, and urine
3	Sysmex kx21N			Counting blood cells
4	Sysmex kx1000			Counting blood cells
5	Sysmex ca-50			PTT, PT
6	ESR device (Caretium)			Assessment of RBC sedimentation test
7	Microscope			-
8	Stat-fax 2100			Assessment of hormone test

 

Cardiac outpatient facilities

• Echocardiography
• Exercise test
• Holter (heart and blood pressure monitoring)
• Active clinics of prevention and control of smoking and nutrition

Services

• Clinical scientist
• Ph.D by Reseach