psychological symptoms are considered as one of the aspects and consequences of cardiovascular diseases (cvds), management of which can precipitate and facilitate the process of recovery. evaluation of the psychological symptoms can increase awareness of treatment team regarding patients’ mental health, which can be beneficial for designing treatment programs (1). however, time-consuming proces...

background and objectives: metabolic syndrome (ms) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disorders. ms is increasing among adolescents. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of ms in 11-18 years old birjandi school children in 2012. materials and methods: this cross–sectional study was conducted on 2394 eleven-eighteen years old school children in birjand (1304 girl...

conclusions: the environmental factors were barriers for doing healthy behaviors. these factors need to be considered to design health promotion interventions. policymakers should not only focus on patients’ education but also should provide specific facilities to enhance economic, social and cultural status. results: lack of behaviors like stress control, healthy eating and physical activity w...

purpose oligo/amenorrhea, as a part of the female athlete triad has adverse effects on the athlete's bone mineral density (bmd) and cardiovascular system. hypoestrogenism, due to suppression of hypothalamus-pituitary axis (hpa) as a result of energy imbalance, is the possible cause of the triad. this study was designed based on following up and reassessment of elite female athletes who were dia...

background: coronary artery disease (cad) is accountable for more than 30% of deaths worldwide and is, thus, deemed the most important factor in terms of disease burden around the globe. this study aimed to evaluate cad and its risk factors in hospitalized patients in the east azerbaijan province, northwest iran, from 2006 to 2007. methods: data on 18.323 patients hospitalized due to cardiovasc...

the purpose of this study was to determine whether a 45 bp insertion/deletion (i/d) polymorphism in human uncoupling protein 2 (hucp2) gene was associated with changes in several cardiovascular risk and physical fitness factors in response to combined exercise during 12 weeks in korean middle-aged women. the changes in physiological parameters after combined exercise during 12 weeks were compar...

background: this study was performed to evaluate periodontal status in patients with cardiovascular disease (cvd) and assessment of periodontal diseases prevalence in these patients. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, data on 100 patients were collected with mean age of 51 ± 11 years. the case group included of 50 patients with confirmed cvd who referred to ali-ibn abi talib ...

background: an increase in cardiovascular disease (cvd) frequency was observed over the past three decades in low- and middle income countries, especially in iran. the purpose of the present study was to review and compare the frequencies of conventional and some non-conventional cvd risk factors between men and women in a tertiary level referral cardiovascular teaching hospital in a six month ...

conclusions the effect of diabetes mellitus on stroke was more significant than on ihd, and the effect of high ldl-c level was more significant on ihd than on stroke, other risk factors, including hypertension, have similar rrs for ihd and stroke. health care professionals need more training regarding the rrs of these risk factors in the iranian society, and health decision makers should consid...