Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the major pervasive cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. They include ischemic heart disease, peripheral vascular diseases, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, and others (1) (2). The prevalence of CVD is reported to range from 5.4% to 13.4% in the Middle East. in 2004, the prevalence of CVD reported […]