abstract background: chronic illnesses such as coronary heart disease are among the most prevalent and costly of all global health problems. coronary heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, including iran. one aspect of living with chronic illness is self-management which can reduce the impact of illness on daily life and maintain the quality of life. a qualitative understanding of...

• duchenne muscular dystrophy o onset 3 to 5 yrs o clinical § weakness o distribution § proximal > distal § symmetric § legs & arms § most involved muscles: adductor magnus in legs § relatively spared muscles: gracilis & sartorius o course § reduced motor function by 2 to 3 years § steady decline in strength: after 6 to 11 years o gowers sign: standing up with the aid of hands pushing on knees ...

post cardiac surgery ophthalmic complications are uncommon, and sudden visual loss is one of the most important ophthalmic problems in these patients. we report a 54-year-old woman that suffered transient sudden bilateral visual loss seven days after orthotopic heart transplantation. in ophthalmologic examination positive findings were bilateral normal size pupils without direct and indirect pu...

conclusions hrct is helpful in the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with lung-heart transplant. methods we reviewed the data of lung-heart transplant recipients within a 5 year period at our center. the inclusion criterion was confirmed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. demographic, clinical, radiologic and laboratory characteristics of the patients were retrieved from ...

in human several kinds of electrocardiographic findings have been reported in association with pneumothorax such as decreased and/or alternating qrs amplitude (electrical alternans). however, electrocardiographic changes concurrent with pneumothorax have rarely been discussed in veterinary literature. a 3-year-old male crossbreed dog was presented with a history of car accident. thoracic au...

The aim of the present study was: (1) to develop a new method for total energy expenditure (TEE) assessment, using accelerometry (ACC) and heart rate (HR) telemetry in combination; (2) to validate the new method against the criterion measure (DLW) and to compare with two of the most common methods, FLEX-HR and ACC alone. In the first part of the study VO(2), HR and ACC counts were measured in t...

background and purpose: heart failure (hf) is a chronic, debilitating disease, and physical limitations and progressive symptoms of which associated with this condition can reduce quality of life (qol). patient education regarding heart hf is one of the main components of self-care. in this respect, peer education is significant in improving health and creating a learning environment. this stud...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none x-none background:abnormalities of the sinus of valsalva are usually congenital and quite rare among other heart deficiencies. they are frequently presented with aneurysm formation and the symptoms raised because of their existence vary. when rupture of an aneurysm occurs –more often in the right chambers of the heart -severe complications as cardiogenic ...