background: cardiovascular diseases refer to a group of diseases that affect the cardiovascular system principally cardiac diseases, vascular diseases of the brain and kidney and peripheral arterial diseases which are caused by various factors. considering the importance of nutrition education, especially the intake of fruits and vegetables, this study was performed to determine the effect of h...

conclusions using a single postsurgical dose of methylprednisolone does not significantly alter the clinical outcome after repairing tetralogy of fallot. results the only significant differences were lower incidence of bacteremia and higher incidence of hyperglycemia in the group who were used methylprednisolone. patients and methods one hundred children who underwent total repair of tetralogy ...

this study evaluated the effects of inhalation of lavender essential oil on vital signs in icu open-heart surgery. this study is a clinical single-blind trial. the study was conducted on 40 patients who had open-heart surgery in the cardiac icu of two hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences, 2012. criteria included: full consciousness, lack of hemorrhage, lack of heart rate reduction...

we report two cases of tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary valve bacterial endocarditis where one extended to the branch of pulmonary artery (pa). this is a rare occurrence. aggressive supportive care plus early and radical surgery can be life saving.

abstract   background: inequalities in health are ever increasing among different communities of either affluent or disadvantaged especially in urban areas. to identify and address inequalities in health and its determinants among societies, urban health equity assessment and response tool (urban heart) in four 'policy domains' related to social determinants of health, has been developed by who...

background : cannabis sativa or indica also known as indian hemp is most widely used illicit drug in the world in its various forms such as bhang, majoon, ganja, charas or hashis. it affects various systems of human body on virtue of its active principle i.e. delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (thc). its effect on cardiovascular system such as dose dependant increase in heart rate, arrhythmia and inc...

PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS S. P. Schwenzer 1 , M. A. Bullock 2 , J. C. Bridges 3 , C. L. Chavez 4 , J. Filiberto 5 , L. J. Hicks 3 , S. P. Kelley 1 , M. A. Miller 6 , J. M. Moore 4 , H. D. Smith 4 , T. D. Swindle 7 , A. H. Treiman 8 – 1 The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK; 2 Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302 (bullock@bou...

Nicht alles, was vermessbar ist, ist auch real. Bereits Galilei demonstrierte mit einer Vermessung der Hölle Dantes, dass man selbst literarische Räume kartieren kann. Diesem Vorbild folgen auch die Laienkartographen des 21. Jahrhunderts. Ihre »Map Mashups« führen eine Tradition fort, die seit der Antike Spuren in Literatur, Kartographie und wissenschaftlichen Diskursen hinterlassen hat. Mit di...

1 Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States, 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States, 3 Department of Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 4 School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute o...