OBJECTIVE To quantify autonomic dysfunction in fibromyalgia patients compared to healthy controls using heart rate variability (HRV). METHODS Sixteen patients with fibromyalgia and 16 healthy controls were recruited in this case control study. HRV was measured using the time-domain method incorporating the following parameters: total heartbeats, the mean of intervals between consecutive heart...

inroduction: heart failure (hf) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the cases of beta-thalassemia major. the purpose of this study was to estimate hf prevalence in these patients and to assess the survivability of those who were treated with intensive chelating therapy.   design and methods: this cross sectional study included 72 beta-thalassemia major cases, the mean age at the...

OBJECTIVE Heart rate recovery (HHR) after exercise is a function of vagal reactivation. This study aimed to evaluate HHR index in patients with erectile dysfunction. METHODS Men over the age of 18 years who were diagnosed with erectile dysfunction were included in the study. Ninety patients with erectile dysfunction (mean age=56.1±8.3 years) and 50 healthy subjects as controls (mean age=53.1±...

INTRODUCTION Recent studies show increased prevalence of Cognitive Dysfunction in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. OBJECTIVE To evaluate this association in users enrolled in the Family Health Unit Ponte. METHODS We studied a sample of 246 elderly. We assessed cognitive function using the Mini Mental State Examination and the Glomerular Filtration Rate using the equation Modification o...

background:   objective: herein we evaluated the frequency and predisposing factors of sexual dysfunction in infertile pcos patients.   materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 130 married women with a definite diagnosis of pcos who were referred due to infertility were recruited. they were evaluated concerning their sexual function in the domains of desire, arousal, lubrication, o...

The determinants of diastolic dysfunction in patients with systemic hypertension are not completely known. To evaluate the possible role of age, arterial blood pressure, and baroreflex heart rate response impairment in causing diastolic dysfunction, we studied 61 patients (42 male; mean+/-SD age, 43.9+/-12 years) with newly recognized and therefore previously untreated systemic hypertension. Di...

background: in recent years, the success in management of thalassemic patients, has allowed for some previously unrecognized complications including renal abnormalities to emerge. this prospective study aimed to investigate kidney iron overload by means of mri t2* and also renal function based on laboratory tests for early markers of glomerular and tubular dysfunction among adult iranian transf...

conclusions ed is a common problem among patients on hemodialysis in dakar with a high prevalence. aging and diabetes represent most common causes. more efforts are needed for its early detection, prevention, and multidisciplinary management. results among a target of 80 patients, 73 met the inclusion criteria and were included in this study. mean dialysis vintage was 27.3 months (range, 1-156)...

the classical etiology of erectile dysfunction (ed) comprises aging and vascular, neurogenic, psychological and hormonal components. recent studies have shown that ed can be the forerunner of serious cardiovascular disturbances. it has also been reported that peripheral neuropathy and microvascular injuries caused by pathophysiological changes in patients with diabetes and obesity lead to ed in...