1 Vascular Disease and Thrombosis Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Institute, Tehran, Iran; Clinical Trial Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Institute, Tehran, Iran; Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2 Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3 Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4 University Cardiology Division, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy; Fondazione VillaSerena per la Ricerca, Città Sant'Angelo, Pescara, Italy. Electronic address: raffaele.decaterina@unipi.it.