the present study aimed to determine the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise in different times of day on some cardiovascular risk factors in overweight men. 40 non-athletes, overweight men with an average age of 22.25±2.45 years old and bmi of 30.06±2.42 kg/m2 were randomly allocated to four groups of morning and evening aerobic training and control. morning and evening training groups per...

background: hospitalization in the coronary care unit (ccu) is a concern for patients and their companions. different studies have presented conflicting results about the effect of visitors on physiological parameters of patients. the purpose of this study was to determine changes in physiological parameters (systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate) due to presence of visitors at t...

BACKGROUND Both an impaired capacity to increase heart rate during exercise testing (chronotropic incompetence), and a slowed rate of recovery following exercise (heart rate recovery) have been shown to be associated with all-cause mortality. It is, however, unknown which of these responses more powerfully predicts risk, and few data are available on their association with cardiovascular mortal...

background: prematurity is the main cause of death in infants under one years of age and is the main reason for nicu hospitalization. the stressful environment of nicu exposes preterm infants to inappropriate stimuli. this study aimed to determine and compare the mean of heart rate and oxygen saturation of premature infants before and during a designed program in nicu. methods: in a clinical tr...

overweight and elevated bmi can increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. on the other hand, it seems that exercise training affect weight and bmi. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise training on some anthropometric variables in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. thus, 29 postmenopausal women with breast cancer who received surgery, chemother...