Journey of a patient editor.

PhD supervisor-student relationship

Dear Editor, The relationship between the PhD supervisorand the PhD student is a complex one. Whenthis relationship is neither effective nor efficient,it may yield negative consequences, such asacademic failure (1).The intricacy of the supervisor-studentrelationship may be in part comparable to the onebetween the physician and his/her patient [see,for example (2)]. Both interactions develop ove...

Persian Version of Quality Patient Care Scale: A Letter to the Editor

First Report on the Isolation of Nocardia Thailandica from the Bronchoalveolar Lavage sample of a Patient in Iran

The Privilege of Editorship

The end of a journey brings both the sweetness of its memories and the tinge of sadness that comes with the conclusion of an adventure. This sense describes my feelings as we transition Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (CQO) from its founding team to a new group of editors who are prepared to catapult the journal to new levels of success. It is a sense accompanied by the knowled...

PICO-based problem solving (question-answer) of the ST-segment elevation in the aVR lead in a patient with chest pain referred to a hospital emergency department: Letter to Editor

In evidence-based medicine, constructing research questions is the most important part of research integration. Formulating a research question is the first step to conducting a credible and valuable research. Patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) is a specialized framework used by most researchers to formulate a research question and facilitate resource review. In the heart ward of...