background: eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) is the principal ω-3 fatty acids in marine oils. fasting blood sugar (fbs), hba1c and some of the plasma lipids and lipoproteins has been negatively related to the intake of ω-3 fatty acids and ascorbic acid, in some studies. therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effects of epa and/or vitamin c on glycemic indices, blood pressure, and pla...

background: before the year 1950 treatment of myocardial infarction patients was complete bed rest for several weeks and reduces physical activity for several months. cardiac rehabilitation based on exercise training reduces the effects of deconditioning of bed rest. the primary purpose of this study was to determine the methods and means of prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease. ...

background and aim: low back pain is a common complaint in communities which has negative effects on different aspects of life. an effective method for reduction of low back pain complications is foot reflexology. foot reflexology has a positive effect in reduction of complications in low back pain. foot reflexology reduces respiratory rate, blood pressure and pulse rate. this study is an inves...

Poor sleep quality is one of the risk factors for high blood pressure or hypertension in adults. Disorders cardiovascular system are believed to be effects poor quality. This study aims determine relationship between and performance students at Faculty Medicine, Universitas Prima Indonesia, as assessed by systolic diastolic pressure. an observational with a cross-sectional approach. A total 75 ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Low blood pressure has been related to an increased risk of dementia. We sought to verify blood pressure variations before and after a dementia diagnosis and to relate blood pressure decline to subsequent Alzheimer disease and dementia. METHODS A community dementia-free cohort aged > or =75 years (n=947) underwent follow-up examinations twice over a period of 6 years to...

Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a fall of 20 mm or more in systolic blood pressure or of 10 mm or more in diastolic blood pressure within 3 minutes of standing [1]. All persons receiving antihypertensive drugs routinely should have their blood pressure measured in the sitting position and within 3 minutes of standing [2]. Blood pressure should not be taken immediately after eating as post...

conclusions according to the results of this study, it seems that shift work can be considered a risk factor for high blood pressure changes. it is recommended that workers who are working in shifts are more at risk and need more supervision. background several factors affect the emergence of high blood pressure, among which include environmental and occupational factors. shift work is currentl...

background : chronic kidney disease (ckd) is a complicated kidney problem causing permanent renal failure in progressive stages. the final stage of ckd is called esrd in which most accepted management is hemodialysis (hd). arterio-venus fistula (avf) is the most practical way of making proper access to the blood circulatory system however, maturation of the avf is a challenge, since there are n...

ramadan is a holy month for muslims and fasting in this month is the rule for any healthy matured person. nutritional and behavioral changes occurred during ramadan fasting may lead to several physiological change, such as blood pressure (2). studies evaluated the effects of ramadan fasting on blood pressure in hypertensive patients, are scarce and reported inadequate results. in this paper a s...

background: previous studies have indicated that ramadan fasting has beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors, specially blood pressure and heart rate. in the present study, the effect of ramadan fasting on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate has been investigated. materials and methods: this prospective observational study was conducted on two groups of individuals. six p...