Abstract Background & Aims: Atherosclerosis is the main reason of cardiovascular diseases, and risk factors incorporated in atherosclerosis involvement include infections like Helicobacter pylori. In the current study the incidence of contamination to Helicobacter pylori, atherosclerosis causing factors, and the effect of these factors on the serum levels of lipids and lipoproteins are studied...

    Background & Aims : Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in West Azerbaijan province. This study was conducted to estimate the contribution to the burden of modification risk factor of central obesity and determine the effect of reducing its prevalence on cardiovascular diseases in this province.   Materials & Methods : To calculate the P otential Impact Fraction...

Background and purpose: Identifying potential risk factors for cardiovascular diseases is essential for screening and disease prevention. In this study, the association between ABO blood groups and risk of cardiovascular diseases was assessed. Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional research, 1353 consecutive elderly in Amirkola, north of Iran enrolled. Cardiovascular disease was determine...

 Background: Increasing the prevalence of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, emphasizes on health policy, priority setting and preventing cardiovascular diseases deaths. This study aimed to assess Potential Impact Fraction of modifying selected risk factors on burden of cardiovascular disease in Iran. Methods: To calculate Potential Impact Fraction (PIF) of risk factors WHO compa...

Introduction: Due to controversies in different studies about the effects of L-arginine supplementation on athletic performance and cardiovascular risk factors, this study aimed to review the current evidence on the effects of L-arginine supplementation on athletic performance and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: This study was done to summarize findings from earlier evidence on the effect...