conclusions cardiovascular and respiratory problems mortality, as well as referrals to hospitals due to such diseases, was increased since 2010 till 2012. in 2013, however, the death toll was less than what had been in 2012, in spite of more concentration. the reason is that ahvaz had 160 days with concentration more than 400 μg/m3 in 2013 whereas this was 198 days in 2012. also, every 10 μg.m-...

background: cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of deaths in iran and other developing countries. the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases are divided into two categories; the variable risk factors and the non-variable risk factors. many recent studies evaluated the relationship between higher eosinophilia and allergy levels with the incidence, progress and severity of cardiov...

introduction: health care providers and health policy managers need updated and valid information regarding causes of death (cod) for development the health care facilities, directing primary prevention, assigning funds, and promoting public health. the major causes of death and its burden have not been yet appropriately identified in iran. although several studies had been carried out in this ...

INTRODUCTION Health care providers and health policy managers need updated and valid information regarding causes of death (COD) for development the health care facilities, directing primary prevention, assigning funds, and promoting public health. The major causes of death and its burden have not been yet appropriately identified in Iran. Although several studies had been carried out in this a...

1Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA *Corresponding author: Hoda Javadikasgari, Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Vali-Asr St., Niayesh Blvd, ...

Volume 68, no. 3, p. 176-180, 2015. Page 176, affiliation "(1) Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Tehran; (2)Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Tehran; (3)Department of Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran; and (4)Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research center, Research Institute for Gastroen...

background: myocardial infarctions at different locations have been related to different sets of risk factors. this study was designed to examine the association between cardiovascular risk factors and specific coronary artery calcification (cac). methods: the study population comprised 573 postmenopausal women selected from a population-based cohort study. established vascular risk factors wer...

objectives: this study has been carried out to assess the prevalenceof cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly people in amirshahr city. methods & materials: in this descriptive cross- sectional study, 1019 people over 60 years old in amirshahr city were assessed. amirshahr has 2000 elder people over 60 (53.5% male and 46.5% female) .data were collected using standard questionnaire included ...

objective(s)the aim of this study was to evaluate plasma levels of nitric oxide (no) and certain acute phase proteins(caeruloplasmin, transferrin, haptoglobin, c-reactive protein) in nigerian subjects after short and prolonged exercises.materials and methodsa total of 57 subjects (34 males and 23 females) between ages of 19 and 45 years participated in this study and weredivided into three grou...