conclusions no significant difference in reducing post bypass inflammation between preoperative steroid treatment and combined preoperative and intraoperative steroid administration reported and they had the same effects. results in both groups, no significant difference with variation of expression for il-6 (inflammatory factor) and il-10 (anti-inflammatory factor) in different times after byp...

conclusions there was no difference in clinical outcome after cardiac surgery when we administered an additional dose of methylprednisolone compared to a single dose of methylprednisolone. patients and methods sixty pediatric patients (age < 5years) undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery between september 2011-2012 at imam reza hospital-mashhad were randomly assigned to receive preoperative ...

the relationship between congenital heart disease (chd) and growth retardation is well documented. we investigated the growth condition of iranian children with several types of congenital heart disease (chd) and compared it with worldwide researches. growth condition was investigated in 469 patients with important chd aged from 1 month to 18 years. the patients were divided into two groups; in...

objectives: this study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of inverted and unprocessed digitized periapical radiographs for detection of peri-implant defects. materials and methods: a total of 30 osteotomy sites were prepared in three groups of control, study group 1 with 0.425 mm defects and study group 2 with 0.725 mm defects using the sic and astra tech drill systems with 4.25mm and 4.8...

the cause of neural tube defects (ntds) is multifactorial and in this case folic acid has an important role. since the neural tube is closed during 21-28 days of pregnancy, most of women are not informed about their pregnancy at this time, and as a result the golden time of folic acid consumption is missed. the aim of this study was evaluating the performance of pregnant women attending to tehr...

conclusions we explain embryologic origin, differential diagnosis, other associated anomalies and its treatment by reviewing literature. introduction midline cleft of mandible, classified as tessier 30 clefts is extremely rare, with less than 100 reported cases in the latest studies. variations in severity and associated malformations have been reported before. case presentation in this report,...

Recently, steel structures have been accounted for a large percentage of the buildings due to their advantages such as higher execution speed and easier construction. In steel structures, welded joints are commonly used and their quality plays a key role in stability of buildings under applied loads. Hence, to increase resiliency of welded steel structures against natural hazards, welded joints...

background and aims. furcally-involved teeth present unique challenges to the success of periodontal therapy and influence treatment outcomes. this study aimed to assess to compare use of adm and connective tissue membrane in class ii furcation defect regeneration. materials and methods. 10 patient with 2 bilaterally class ii furcation defects in first and/or second maxilla or man-dibular molar...

background and aims: nowadays, orofacial clefts are known as the most common orofacial birth defects. several factors are responsible for problem, such as environmental factors, genetic background, nutritional deficiencies such as vitamins, zinc, iron, maternal diseases, exposure to teratogenicagents, smoking, drugs, organic solvents. the aim of this study was to evaluate the of risk factors fr...

a secundum atrial septal defect is the most common congenital heart defect. transcatheter treatment of secundum atrial septal defects is a popular and less invasive alternative to surgery. procedural complications may occur in a wide spectrum, particularly device embolus as the most emergent one, but luckily they do not commonly occur in the clinical setting. mortality from adverse events relat...