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Nizal Sarrafzadegan is affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran and has made contributions primarily in the field of medicine, with a significant focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans a variety of subfields including public health, environmental and occupational health, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, epidemiology, as well as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, highlighting diverse aspects of cardiovascular health and related risk factors. Key research topics include:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Among their recent published papers are the following:

  • The predictive value of atherogenic index of plasma in the prediction of cardiovascular events; a fifteen-year cohort study (2021, Advances in Medical Sciences)
  • Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in an Eastern Mediterranean country: findings based on a 15-year cohort study (2021, Environmental Health)
  • Triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) as a novel biomarker in the era of cardiometabolic medicine (2024, International Journal of Cardiology)
  • Community-based cardiovascular disease prevention programmes and cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021, Public Health)
  • The effects of Canola oil on cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis with dose-response analysis of controlled clinical trials (2020, Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers including:

  • Noushin Mohammadifard (38 coauthored works)
  • Masoumeh Sadeghi (34 coauthored works)
  • Hamidreza Roohafza (33 coauthored works)
  • Fatemeh Nouri (20 coauthored works)
  • Mohammad Talaei (16 coauthored works)

Their publications are often found in journals and platforms such as:

  • PubMed (15 publications)
  • Research Square (6 publications)
  • Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (4 publications)
  • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (3 publications)
  • Frontiers in Nutrition (3 publications)

This profile reflects a research career characterized by a focused interest in cardiovascular and metabolic health, as well as public health implications connected with environmental factors and nutritional influences. Their work bridges clinical biomarkers, long-term epidemiological cohort studies, and systematic reviews addressing preventive strategies and risk factors.

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gbd Disease;Injury Incidence;Lorenzo Monasta

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Valery L Feigin;Benjamin A Stark;Catherine Owens Johnson;Gregory A Roth

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Max G Griswold;Nancy Fullman;Caitlin Hawley;Nicholas Arian

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Drinking to death: the changing face of liver disease

    MG Griswold;N Fullman;C Hawley;N Arian

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases

    Abdallah S. Daar;Peter A. Singer;Deepa Leah Persad;Stig K. Pramming

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

Frequent Co-Authors

Roya Kelishadi
Roya Kelishadi Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Sadaf G. Sepanlou
Sadaf G. Sepanlou Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Reza Malekzadeh
Reza Malekzadeh Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Farshad Farzadfar
Farshad Farzadfar Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University
Rahman Shiri
Rahman Shiri Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Vinay Nangia
Vinay Nangia Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Roman Topor-Madry
Roman Topor-Madry Jagiellonian University
Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A. Lotufo Universidade de São Paulo
Aletta E. Schutte
Aletta E. Schutte University of New South Wales

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