9 articles in this issue
Zohreh Khayyam-Nekouei ,Alireza Yousefy
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Shaghayegh Haghjooyjavanmard ,Mehdi Nematbakhsh ,Alireza Monajemi ,Masoud Soleimani
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Increased serum level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is well-documented in hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. It is associated with atherosclerotic lesions and is considered as a marker for endothe... see more
Majid Khazaei ,Elham Haghparast ,Mohammad Afshar
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of L-arginine (L-Arg) and L-NAME on coronary vascular and aortic endothelial permeability in normocholesterolemic (NC) and hypercholesterolemic (HC) rats. &nb... see more
Farshad Amirkhizi ,Fereydoun Siassi ,Sara Minaie ,Mahmoud Djalali ,Abbas Rahimi ,Maryam Chamari
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The incidence of atherosclerosis increases with age, as do various indices of free-radical-mediated damage, e.g. lipid peroxidation. Because Antioxidant enzymes are the major defense system of cells in normal aerobic r... see more
Reza Ghiasvand ,Seyed Abolghassem Djazayery ,Mahmoud Djalali ,Seyed Ali Keshavarz ,Mostafa Hosseini
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The relationship between ? -3 fatty acids and surrogate circulating markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, especially in healthy individuals remains to be determined. We investigated the effects of Eicosapentaen... see more
Mustafa Mohammadi ,Fariba Mirzaei
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Recent studies indicate that endothelin-1 (ET-1) and abnormality in the transfer of calcium ions have a role in the atherosclerosis process. Amlodipine can influence the risk factors associated with atherosclerosis, bu... see more
Parvin Dehbozorgi ,Fariba Ghodsbin ,Mohammad Janati ,Kamran Aghasadeghi
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Deviation from normal body size, particularly extreme obesity is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Obesity is often perceived to be a risk factor for adverse outcomes following coronary a... see more
Reza Bagherian ,Hamid Saneei ,Hadi Bahrami Ehsan
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Depression is common amongst post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients and it has been associated with adverse clinical events in these patients. Post-MI depression has also been shown to be an independent risk factor f... see more
Ahmadnoor Abdi ,Leila Salehizade ,Rezvan Ansari