BACKGROUND The incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the city of Mehran has risen sharply in recent years because the city borders Iraq, which has allowed entrance of different Leishmania strains. These strains have different shapes, periods of disease, and healing of lesions. The present study identified and determined cutaneous leishmaniasis species in this region. METHODS This cross-sect...

Late in-stent restenosis (ISR) has raised concerns regarding the long-term efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES). The role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the pathological process of ISR is controversial. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum VEGF levels and late ISR in patients with DES implantation. A total of 158 patients who underwent a...

Technological improvements have changed the life style in the modern era, where communication has become easier compared with olden days. Technological solutions have been deployed in every sector including business, education, and health services. Although a number of solutions are proposed for improvements in the healthcare sector, the complexity and growing interest in this sector have creat...

This article was unintentionally published twice in this journal, by the same authors. The following should be considered the version of record and used for citation purposes: "Mehran Haidari, Wei Zhang, James T Willerson and Richard AF Dixon, Disruption of endothelial adherens junctions by high glucose is mediated by protein kinase C-β-dependent vascular endothelial cadherin tyrosine phosphory...

background: the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the city of mehran has risen sharply in recent years because the city borders iraq, which has allowed entrance of different leishmania strains. these strains have different shapes, periods of disease, and healing of lesions. the present study identified and determined cutaneous leishmaniasis species in this region. methods : this cross-sec...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the possibility of Aphanius dispar (A.dispar) acting as intermediate host for Clinostomum complanatum (C. complanatum), from Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province of Iran. METHODS During a biological study of A. dispar in Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province, South of Iran, a total of 97 fish specimens were collected in 24 January 2006. RESULTS 4 specimens (4.12%) including ...

Study of Environmental Health Status Schools in Saleh Abad District - Mehran City Using National Indicators 2017: A Short Report

George D. Dangas, MD, PhD*; Adriano Caixeta, MD, PhD*; Roxana Mehran, MD; Helen Parise, ScD; Alexandra J. Lansky, MD; Ecaterina Cristea, MD; Bruce R. Brodie, MD; Bernhard Witzenbichler, MD; Giulio Guagliumi, MD; Jan Z. Peruga, MD; Dariusz Dudek, MD; Martin Möeckel, MD; Gregg W. Stone, MD; for the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction (HORIZONS-AMI...