polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufas) particularly ω-3 pufas showed great assure in prevention of cardiovascular diseases (cvd). the evidence for cv benefits of pufa comes from eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) with or without docosahexaenoic acid (dha) in primary prevention, after myocardial infarction (mi), with heart failure (hf). the epidemiologic studies and trials showing the benefits of pufa, sp...

objectives: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) can lead to various cardiovascular disorders (cvd) such as hypertension. there is no documented data about this relationship among the iranian population. the aim of this study was to obtain comprehensive information about the severity of osa as a cause of cvd and its relationship with other important risk factors. materials and methods: in this cross s...

background: this study was performed to evaluate periodontal status in patients with cardiovascular disease (cvd) and assessment of periodontal diseases prevalence in these patients. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, data on 100 patients were collected with mean age of 51 ± 11 years. the case group included of 50 patients with confirmed cvd who referred to ali-ibn abi talib ...

background: an increase in cardiovascular disease (cvd) frequency was observed over the past three decades in low- and middle income countries, especially in iran. the purpose of the present study was to review and compare the frequencies of conventional and some non-conventional cvd risk factors between men and women in a tertiary level referral cardiovascular teaching hospital in a six month ...

conclusions the effect of diabetes mellitus on stroke was more significant than on ihd, and the effect of high ldl-c level was more significant on ihd than on stroke, other risk factors, including hypertension, have similar rrs for ihd and stroke. health care professionals need more training regarding the rrs of these risk factors in the iranian society, and health decision makers should consid...

background: the rapid rise in noncommunicable diseases (ncds) is one of the main health challenges affecting the global development in the present era. this raising challenge is a major threat to countries’ socioeconomic development as well as millions of people health. methods: it was a retrospective study with analysis of reported death in isfahan province during a 5‑year period from 2007 to ...

EPIYA motiefs of cagA and upper gastrointestinal diseases Saeed Soleiman-Meigooni, Kaveh Baghaei, Abbas Yadegar, Samaneh Alizadeh Infectious Diseases Research Center, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Shahid Beh...