Seyed Hassan Emami-Razavi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Health technology assessment in Iran: challenges and views

  Background: Various decisions have been made on technology application at all levels of the health system in different countries around the world. Health technology assessment is considered as one of the best scientific tools at the service of policy- makers. This study attempts to investigate the current challenges of Iran’s health technology assessment and provide appropriate strategies to ...

[ 2 ] - Role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and MMP inhibitors on intracranial aneurysms: a review article

 Cerebrovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and about one-fourth of cerebrovascular deaths are due to ruptured cerebral aneurysms (CA). Hence it is important to find a way to reduce aneurysm formation and its subsequent morbidity and mortality. Proteolytic activity capable of lysing gelatin has been shown to be increased in aneurysm tissue and expressio...