in order to decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease (cvd), social determinants for cvd risk factors have been extensively studied in developed countries. however, few studies about them have been performed in low-middle-income countries. this study describes factors related to cvd risk factors in low-middle-income countries at a national level.data were assembled from international databa...

objective(s): auraptene, a monoterpene coumarin from citrus species, exhibits cardioprotective effects.in this study, the effects of auraptene administration were investigated on blood pressure of normotensive and desoxycorticosterone acetate (doca) salt induced hypertensive rats. materials and methods: five weeks administration of auraptene (2, 4, 8 and 16 mg/kg/day) and nifedipine (0.25, 0.5,...

nigella sativa is the miraculous plant having a lot of nutritional and medicinal benefits, and attracts large number of nutrition and pharmacological researchers. n. sativa seed composition shows that it is the blessing of nature and it contains and many bioactive compounds like thymoquinone, α-hederin, alkaloids, flavonoids, antioxidants, fatty acids many other compounds that have positive eff...

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...

non-communicable disease continues to be an important public health problem in india, being responsible for a major proportion of mortality and morbidity. demographic changes, changes in the lifestyle along with increased rates of urbanization are the major reasons responsible for the tilt towards the non-communicable diseases. in india, there is no regular system for collecting data on non-com...

abstract         background and objective: the relationship between diabetes mellitus and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases has been demonstrated. the aim of this study was to determine the fatty acid profile of epicardial adipose tissue in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with cardiovascular disease.          methods: in this study, 28 diabetic and 40 nondiabetic patients were evalua...

background: the incidence of restenosis in patients suffering from coronary artery disease after undergoing angioplasty is of paramount importance. accordingly, this study aimed to investigate factors affecting the time of the first incidence of restenosis in patients undergone angioplasty in the city of zanjan, iran.   methods: this retrospective cohort study was conducted on 421 patients who ...

introdouction: recent studies have reported the connection between increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes with the presence of chronic periodontitis. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between chronic periodontitis and triglyceride, high- and low-density lipoprotein (hdl and ldl), and glucose levels. materials and methods: a total of 102 individuals particip...

background: this study was to estimate the frequency of prehypertension and to characterize patient awareness and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban population in iran. methods: during a hypertensive awareness program, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 2036 people. all participants completed a questionnaire about their demographic and anthropometric indices and were asked...