Introduction & Objective: Etiological researches suggest that biopsychosocial dimensions are responsible for coronary heart disease (CHD). The main goal of the present research was to compare stressful life events and stress coping strategies in coronary heart patients (Acute Myocardial Infarction) and non-patients. Materials & Methods: In this cross sectional research 102 patients (all male...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of stress, coping strategies and quality of relationship as independent variables with coronary heart diseases. 75 subjects (25 acute coronary inpatients, 25 chronic coronary inpatients, and 25 normal men) in three groups-who were matched for age, sex, education, income, marital status, occupation, and residential ownership, were sele...

Coronary artery disease is one of the main causes of mortality in most developed countries. There is also an increasing rate of mortality in developing countries where in addition to coronary artery disease, infection diseases still not have been controlled. Although, now a day coronary artery disease is responsible for half of deaths in developed countries, this regrettable event is increasing...

Background and Aim: Today ischemic heart diseases are the first reason of death in most societies , and in studies done some testimonies have reported about the role of inflammations and chronic infections in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease. The aim of this study was to find out if there were any association between Helicobacter- pylori infection and atherosclerosis. Materials and M...

Introduction: Coronary Heart Disease can be mentioned as one of the main causes of death in the world. In recent years, the role of psychological factors has been taken into account in the onset and exacerbation of cardiovascular diseases, particularly coronary artery disease. Thus, this study aimed to determine the level of perceived stress in patients with coronary heart disease as a step tow...