background: vitamin d (vit d) is linked to various conditions including musculoskeletal, metabolic and   cardiopulmonary diseases. however, it is not clear whether correction of vit d deficiency exerts any beneficial effect in patients with pulmonary hypertension. methods: this study was a prospective uncontrolled longitudinal study. patients with pulmonary hypertension and vit d deficiency wer...

background: patients knowledge and perceptions from hypertension and related nutrition as a central factor has important role in hypertension controlling. this study aimed to determine relationship between illness perceptions and nutritional knowledge with eating behaviors on rural hypertensive patients. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 671 hypertensive patients were selected as a multi-sta...

chylothorax in adult occurs most commonly in the wake of cardiac and thoracic procedures. injuries to the  common thoracic duct in the thorax or its branches in the mediastinum, injuries to the thymus tissues, dissection of the superior vena cava or ascending aorta, dissection of the aortic arch, disruption of the accessory lymphatics in the left or right thorax, and increased pressure in the s...

background: healthy lifestyle and ineffective coping strategies are deemed significant variables among patients with hypertension . this study attempted to determine the status of these variables following intervention via the mindfulness-based stress-reduction program ( mbsrp) in patients with hypertension. method : this study was a randomized clinical trial. the study sample, consisting of 30...

conclusions the prevalence of htn was lower in elderly community-living iranians than developed countries, yet, was still considerable. nocturia and hyperlipidemia were the most common health complaints in iranian elderly with htn. results hypertension was seen in 48.5% of individuals. awareness, treatment, and control of htn were seen in 40.7%, 82.5%, and 30% of individuals, respectively. elde...

background: hawthorn species decreases blood pressure and relaxes precontracted vessels. this study aimed at examining the antihypertensive effect and related mechanisms of hydroalcoholic extract of crataegus azarolus subspecies aronia fruit in rats with renovascular hypertension. methods: six groups of male sprague-dawley rats, each containing 6 to 8 rats, were studied. the groups comprised of...

aim: hypertension is a chronic and asymptomatic disease leading to death of at least 45% of patients with cardiovascular diseases (cvds). self-care is important to minimize the risks and complications caused by hypertension.this aim of the present study was to determine the predictive power of constructs of the health belief model (hbm) in self-care behaviors of patients with hypertension.metho...

retinal vein occlusion (rvo) is a common retinal vascular occlusive disorder and is associated with a variety of systemic risk factors. the aim of this study was to investigate whether the underlying diseases were evaluated and managed appropriately by ophthalmologists. we performed a study of 1344 patients with retinal vein occlusion (rvo). patients were evaluated with a questionnaire includin...

objectives this study aimed to assess the prevalence and outcome of undiagnosed hypertensive patients admitted to the emergency department. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted from march 2009 to march 2010 at imam hossein medical and educational center, teheran, iran. a total of 2070 patients aged 18 years and older were admitted to the emergency department without pr...

currently, obesity has become a worldwide health problem and yet little is known about the impact of changes in obesity indicator on incident hypertension. the aim of this study was to compare the impact of changes in the wc and bmi on incident hypertension in a cohort population.after a baseline investigation, we conducted the first and the second follow-up assessments for subjects after 2 and...