Introduction: With respect to high association of skeletal chest deformity with cardiac abnormalities, these patients should be evaluated for evidence of cardiac involvement. So, we used echocardiography to investigate this association. Methods: This case-control study was done on 144 patients with skeletal chest deformity referred to OPD clinic. 240 persons were selected as control group, with...

 Background: Considering roles of social-psychological risk factors, behavior and unhealthy life etiology and pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, this study explores vital exhaustion and type D personality in patients with heart disease, acute myocardial infarction and heart failure with normal individuals. Methods: In the is causal-comparative study, 100 patients diagnosed with car...

Background and Aim: Androgenetic alopecia is a type of androgen and genetic dependent hair loss and although it is more of a beauty issue, but in recent years studies have shown that this type of alopecia is associated with underlying disorders such as coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of androgenetic alopecia in hospitalized patients and its relations...

Background and Objective: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in developed countries and in the whole world, and according to the World Health Organization prediction, will be the major cause of morbidity throughout the world in 2020. According to the recent World Health Organization report from each 20 deaths, one is due to diabetes. Heart disease and heart attack are the ...