background: infection with parvovirus b19 may cause fetal losses including spontaneous abortion, intrauterine fetal death and non-immune hydropsfetalis. the aim of this study is to determine the frequency of parvovirus b19 in formalin fixed placental tissues in lost fetuses using real-time pcr method.   methods : in this cross-sectional study, 100 formalin fixed placental tissues with unknown c...

background the early repolarization pattern (erp) has been considered a normal variant in electrocardiography (ecg) for a long time. nevertheless, increasing evidence has demonstrated its association with adverse outcomes. objectives the present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of erp in the iranian general population and demonstrate its clinical and ecg correlates. methods a cross sectio...

abstract background: studies have shown that, with regard to social, cultural, and institutional contexts, several factors affect family decision-making on organ donation. this study aimed to investigate the effective factors in organ donation by family members with brain-dead patients. materials and methods: this was a descriptive-comparative study in which a researcher-made questionnaire was ...

background and objectives: breast cancer is the most common malignancy and is the second leading cause of mortality due to cancer in women. one of the important psychological factors in these patients is death anxiety. given the role of religious orientation to this psychological factor, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between religious orientation and death anxiety in ...

introduction: according to the previous studies, several social, cultural, and organizational factors are involved in the decision of families of brain death victims for organ donation. the present study was performed to determine the effective factors in the decision of organ donation among families of brain death victims. methods: in this descriptive-comparative study data were gathered throu...

runx3, a member of runt-related transcription factor (runx) proteins with tumor suppressor effect, is a tissue–restricted and cancer related transcription factor that regulate cell proliferation and growth, as well as differentiation. in the present study, exogenous run3 was transiently expressed in ags (human gastric adenocarcinoma), with undetectable runx3 protein and in a549 (human lung carc...

background: tramadol is a widely used centrally acting opioid analgesic and due to its ease of access in iran as an over-the- counter drug, reported cases of intoxication are rising. case: a 19-year-old male who was referred to our center, noor hospital, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran, because of confusion, ataxia, agitation and an episode of seizure, followed by intentio...