13 articles in this issue
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Mohsen Hosseini ,Sedigheh Asgary
BACKGROUND: Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. A high-fat diet, rich in saturated fatty acids and low in polyunsaturated fatty acids, is said to be an important cause of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular dise... see more
Allahyar Golabchi ,Fatemeh Basati ,Mehdi Kargarfard ,Masoumeh Sadeghi
BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRP) as a means to improve functional status of patients after coronary revascularization. However, research supporting this recommendation has been limited and positive effects of ... see more
Ladan Taheri ,Masoumeh Sadeghi ,Hamid Sanei ,Katayoun Rabiei ,Somayeh Arabzadeh ,Nizal Sarrafzadegan
BACKGROUND: Lead contamination can affect many body organs including the heart. This study assessed a number of echocardiographic indices to clarify the effects of lead on cardiac function among battery factory workers who are in constant exp... see more
Ali Maleki ,Hamidreza Roohafza ,Negin Rashidi ,Farshid Alyari ,Reza Ghanavati ,Saeed Forughi ,Behjat Nabatchi ,Maria Torkashvand
BACKGROUND: Bleeding time test is used to assess the function of platelets in human body. The aim of this project was thus to estimate the sample size required to determine the normal range of bleeding time (BT) in Borujerd (a city in Iran). ... see more
Roya Kelishadi ,Mahin Hashemipour ,Ahmad Sheikh-Heidar ,Shohreh Ghatreh-Samani
BACKGROUND: Considering rapid global increase in children obesity and high prevalence of dyslipidemia in obese and overweight children, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational course on changes of lipid profile in children. ... see more
Sadigheh Khodabandeh-Shahraki ,Mansoureh Azizzadeh-Forouzi
BACKGROUND: The present study was conducted to investigate the probable changes in blood pressure of workers in coal mines. METHODS: In this study 91 workers, who worked in forwarding, preparation and exploitation units of coal mines and were in direct co... see more
Kavian Ghandehari ,Kosar Ghandehari ,Ghazaleh Saffarian-Toosi ,Shahram Masoudinezhad ,Siamak Yazdani ,Ali Nooraddin ,Saeed Ebrahimzadeh ,Fahimeh Ahmadi ,Fatemeh Abrishamchi
BACKGROUND: This study tried to develop an Asian Stroke Disability Scale (ASDS) and compared its interrater reliability with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Barthel Index (BI). METHODS: Three items including self-care, mobility, and daily activities were ... see more
Ahmad Reza Asareh ,Nasim Azadi ,Safar Ali Tahmasebi ,Tooba Sahraei ,Razieh Dabbagh ,Ebrahim Hajizadeh ,Kamran Mahdavi ,Ali Heydari ,Mohammad Alasti
BACKGROUND: Acute chest pain is a common symptom among patients presenting to emergency wards. Identification and admission of patients with real acute coronary syndrome and preventing the hospitalization of people with false diagnosis of coronary syndrom... see more
Mahmoud Saiedi ,Minoo Movahedi ,Mojgan Gharipour
BACKGROUND: A common problem in cardiac surgery patients is decreased central venous pressure (CVP) and systemic blood pressure during transfer from operation room to intensive care unit (ICU). Since these reductions may lead to dangerous complications, t... see more
Ahmad Mirdamadi ,Mohsen Mirmohammadsadeghi ,Farzad Marashinia ,Mohsen Nourbakhsh
BACKGROUND: Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) may be congenital or acquired. They could mimic ventricular tumor symptoms and cause signs and symptoms of ventricular outflow tract obstruction. They may also involve the conduction system and cause palpitatio... see more
Maryam Mehrpooya ,Mehrdad Salehi ,Ramin Eskandari ,Zeinab Shajirat ,Allahyar Golabchi ,Majid Mazoochi
BACKGROUND: In true aneurysm, the wall of aneurysm is composed of the normal histological components of aorta. A false aneurysm (pseudoaneurysm) represents a rupture which does not contain the normal histological components of aorta. It is a fibrous peel ... see more
Feridoun Noohi ,Nizal Sarrafzadegan ,Alireza Khosravi ,Elham Andalib ,The First Recommendation on High Blood Pressure Working Group
This paper presents the complete report of the first Iranian Recommendations on Prevention, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure. The purpose is to provide an evidence-based approach to the prevention, management and control of hypertension (H... see more