introduction lidocaine plus epinephrine is the most common anesthetic drug used in dentistry which has important cardiovascular side-effects like increase in blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmia. the goal of this study was to evaluat cardiovascular effects of one cartridge of 2% lidocaine + 1:80000 epinephrine. methods and materials 60 cases without any systemic diseases who had been admitted ...

in korea, hypertension has become more prevalent with the westernization of korean diets and lack of exercise. this study aimed at investigating the associations between physical fitness variables and hypertension status in korean women.the subjects were 9,216 women aged >20 years who visited a public health promotion center for physical fitness tests. cardiovascular respiratory fitness was eva...

cardiovascular diseases with an incidence of approximately 50% are the main causes of death in most advanced countries and an increasing trend in the developing world as well. the world health organization estimates that 12 million people per year worldwide die from cardiovascular diseases. cardiovascular diseases are becoming an increasing problem worldwide and hypercholesterolemia has been co...

Nilsson, G. 2012. Cardiovascular Side Effects of Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 800. 77 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91-554-8446-0. The aim of the thesis was to study cardiovascular side effects of radiotherapy (RT) in breast cancer (BC). In a study base of 25,171 women with BC diagnos...

A considerable body of evidence exists suggesting that androgen deficiency contributes to the onset, progression, or both of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this review is to evaluate the relationships between testosterone (T) deficiency and risk factors of CVD and to discuss the implications of androgen deficiency in men with cardiovascular risk factors. The relationship between andro...

Paliperidone which is the active metabolite of risperidon is one of the novel antipsychotics. Controlled clinical studies proved its effectiveness on decreasing the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Some studies and case reports, reported its cardiovascular and cardiometabolic side effects. Cardiac tamponade, that may be mortal, wasn't reported as a side effect with paliperidone ...

Donepezil, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, is approved for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia secondary to Alzheimer's disease. Although most prescribers are aware of the common gastrointestinal side effects of donepezil, cardiovascular side effects are rarely observed. Cardiovascular side effects of donepezil have almost always been observed in patients with a history of conduction ...

When cyclooxygenase (COX)-2–selective inhibitors (coxibs) first entered the market about 5 years ago, the major concern with regard to cardiovascular side effects related to their potential to increase blood pressure and cause salt and water retention, in a manner similar to conventional (nonselective) nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). In the short time since, wariness about these s...