• Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Fahimeh Bagherikholenjani, Fereidoun Noohi, Hassan Alikhasi, Noushin Mohammadifard, Samad Ghaffari, Seyed Mohammad Hassan Adel, Ahmad Reza Assareh, Mohammad Javad Zibaee Nezhad, Mahmood Tabandeh, Hossein Farshidi, Alireza Khosravi, Ebrahim Nematipour, Mohammad Kermani-Alghoraishi, Razieh Hassannejad, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Jamshid Najafian, Davood Shafie, Mahmood Mohammadzadeh Shabestari, Asieh Mansouri, Hamidreza Roohafza, Shahla Shahidi, Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian, and Maryam Moeeni.
• Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
• J Res Med Sci. 2022 Jan 1; 27: 9191.

BackgroundDetermining cardiovascular disease (CVD) research priorities is essential given the high burden of these diseases, limited financial resources, and competing priorities. This study aimed to determine the research priorities in CVD field in Iran using standard indigenous methods.Materials And MethodsAn extensive search was done in relevant international and national studies. Then, an indigenous standard multistage approach based on multicriteria decision analysis steps was adapted to local situation and implemented. This process included forming a working group of experts in priority setting methodology, identifying the context and prioritization framework, discussing the methodology with the National Network of CVD Research (NCVDR) members who ultimately determined the priority research topics, weighted topics criteria, ranked topics, and reviewed all determined research priorities for final report.ResultsThirteen cardiovascular research priorities were determined by the NCVDR members. The first five priorities based on their scores include studies in hypertension, prevention and control of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and its risk factors, burden of IHD, Registration of CVDs, and COVID-19 and CVDs.ConclusionCardiovascular research priorities were determined using a standard indigenous approach by national experts who are the NCVDR members. These priorities can be used by researchers and health decision makers.Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.

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