BACKGROUND Recent clinical trials have suggested that therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in asymptomatic patients with reduced left ventricular (LV) function can significantly reduce the incidence of congestive heart failure compared with patients receiving placebo. In the present study, we examined the effects of long-term monotherapy with enalapril, metoprolol, and digoxin ...

Previous studies on social anxiety have demonstrated negative-expectancy bias in social contexts. In this study, we used a paradigm that employed self-relevant positive or negative social feedback, in order to test whether this negative expectancy manifests in event-related potentials (ERPs) during social evaluation among socially anxious individuals. Behavioral data revealed that individuals w...

PURPOSE A rapid growth in the socioeconomic status of Koreans has triggered an unprecedented explosion of health information for the general population. Despite its obvious benefits, this increase in information could also result in potentially harmful effects for both consumers and professionals who do not use it appropriately. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the quality and accurac...

background: lithium has been the treatment of choice for bipolar disorder (bd) for many years. although erectile dysfunction is a known adverse effect of this drug, the mechanism of action by which lithium affects erectile function is still unknown. objective: the aim was to investigate the possible involvement of nitric oxide (no) in modulatory effect of lithium on penile erection (pe). we fur...

as a unique family based community infrastructure and social institutions play an important role in maintaining the health of individuals and society. among the factors that contributed to the survival of the family, sexual health and function properly within the family and on the basis of religion, the law and common law. the aim of this study was to evaluate sexual dysfunction among psychiatr...

objective: present study investigated the effects of parsley extract on pregnant rat kidneys which have undergone clinical abortion using prostaglandins. the renal protective effect of parsley extract was evaluated in pregnant rats which had an abortion. parsley was used due to its antioxidant properties. materials and methods:  fifty-four female rats were divided in 9 groups of 6: control preg...

background & aim: female sexual function (fsd) is a multifactorial phenomenon. sexual function is influenced by different personal and environmental factors. this study aimed to evaluate fsd and its contributing factors using female sexual function index (fsfi). methods:this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 264 women referring to 11 health centers of sabzevar, iran during octo...

conclusions these results provide empirical support for conducting a further study on comparing different add-on strategies for treating drug-induced sd. background antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction (sd) is a common problem, associated with a significant risk of non-adherence. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris) are associated with a substantial risk of sd. only 10 % of pati...

The application of various forms of electrical stimulation is considered a therapeutic option to manage different types of lower urinary tract dysfunction. However, even though lower urinary tract dysfunction is common in patients with neurological disease, apart from patients with spinal cord injury, electrostimulation is still not widely applied in a neurological patient population. Urologist...