objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cranberry extract on some components of metabolic syndrome. patients and methods in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, 48 obese and overweight females diagnosed with ms were assigned into two groups to receive cranberry supplement or placebo for an eight-week period. serum glucose, lipoproteins, inflammato...

Although metabolic syndrome was not extensively studied in type 1 diabetes, higher insulin resistance, the core feature of the syndrome was found to be associated with increased risk of developing microvascular complications. As diabetic nephropathy may progress to advanced lesion before microalbuminuria appears, we investigated the association of the metabolic syndrome and estimated glucose di...

OBJECTIVES   To evaluate in a general population, the relationships between dysglycaemia, insulin resistance and metabolic variables, and heart rate, heart rate recovery and heart rate variability. METHODS   Four hundred and forty-seven participants in the Data from an Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance syndrome (DESIR) study were classified according to glycaemic status over the...

conclusions there was a significant association between pms scores and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. further studies are needed to confirm and validate the relationships between lipid profile abnormalities and metabolic disorders with pms. objectives this study was designed to investigate the association of hormonal and metabolic factors with pms among iranian women of reproductive age....

BACKGROUND The impact of the metabolic syndrome among populations in the Middle East region is unknown; we therefore examined the association between the syndrome and the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in an Iranian population. METHODS AND RESULTS The Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS) prospectively followed 6146 Iranian people (51.8% women, aged 35-75 years) from three cities and their rural d...

when i first met this nice lady, i was in an evening work shift of ccu. this 69 years-old woman had been referred recently to our ward. she had a pale and puffy face. she suffered from chf. she had a normal breathing, but her ankle was swollen.   we stabilized her condition easily but, it was just the first step in her treatment way. prevention of recurrence of heart attack was our goal. every ...

background: cardiac rehabilitation has been recognized as one of the most effective strategies for managing cardiovascular indices as well as controlling the cardiovascular risk profile, in particular after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg). however, the effect of this program on right ventricular function following cabg is unclear. the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of ...