Echocardiography Research Center
Echocardiography Research Center
Research Center Overview
The Echocardiography Research Center in Iran was established in 2009 with the aim of providing the latest applied research, suitable tools and an operational framework for research based on efficient human resources in the field of echocardiography at Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Institute.
The center was founded with the presence of six founding members and received its official approval on May 18, 2019.
2009
May 18, 2019
Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Institute.
Founding Board Members
S. Zahra Ojaghi Haghighi, MD.
Maryam Esmailzadeh, MD.
Feridoun Noohi, MD.
Majid Maleki, MD.
Paridokht Nokhostin Davari, MD.
Ahmad Bitarafan-Rajabi, MD.
Mission
The mission of this center is to conduct valuable fundamental and applied research and use the results to enhance the scientific and practical capabilities of cardiovascular educational and treatment centers at national and international levels.
The center aims to create a database of cardiac diseases in the country, lead scientific research in echocardiography, and carry out valuable scientific research in collaboration with reputable centers worldwide.
This center has successfully designed software for calculating torsion using tissue Doppler methods in echocardiography for the first time in Iran. The software is currently being used for research purposes in this field.
Affiliation
Echocardiography Research Center, Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
International Proposals
- World Alliance Societies of Echocardiography (WASE) Normal Values Study
- Data Registry of Infective Endocarditis
Purposes
- Advancement and elevation of human knowledge through fundamental and applied research in cardiovascular nursing
- Defining educational, managerial and care standards in the nursing of patients with cardiovascular diseases
- Developing and presenting strategies for implementing findings from cardiovascular nursing research
- Collecting, organizing, classifying and disseminating relevant documents, articles and records
- Training human resources as researchers in nursing care with a focus on cardiovascular diseases
- Encouraging, motivating and employing researchers
- Attracting attention and fostering collaboration with relevant domestic research and executive centers
- Institutionalizing ethics in research
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Contact Information
Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Institute
021-23923082
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