abo and rh blood groups were studied in a total of 1680 patients with cardiovascular diseases (congenital n=547, valvular n=887 and coronary n=246). statistical analysis (x2and woolf’s test) showed significant excess of b/o in mitral valve, aortic valve total valvular diseases and heart diseases generally, also an increase of a/o in myocardial infarction. significant increase of the frequency o...

background: changes in global temperature and its health effects have recently been under much investigated. consequently, these changes have affected mortality and morbidity rates which are important public health indices. the present study examines the effect of mean temperature on the frequency of hospitalization due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in ali ibn abi talib hospital of...

Background: Chronic and abnormal increase of different types of dyslipidemia leads to some important diseases, such as constriction and abstraction of vessels in various parts of the body, especially in the heart. High lipid profile, such as increased total cholesterol and LDL as well as decreased HDL are recognized as cardiovascular disease risk factors. The present study aimed to estimate the...

background: every year, eating, exercise, work, and travel patterns change during the holidays and these behavioral changes at a larger scale may cause death due to cardiovascular disease (cvd). considering the importance of cvd, the present study was conducted for the first time in iran to determine the differences in the ratio of deaths due to cvd on holidays and working days. materials and m...

background: coronary artery diseases are one of the most important issues in health and social problems. one of the amendable risk factors in development of these diseases is high cholesterol which can be modified through correction of lifestyle (diet change, playing sports, and usage of lipid‑lowering drugs). patients’ compliance to therapeutic programs is the most important element to achieve...

background: hyperlipidemia is one of the most important factors in progression of coronary heart diseases, because of the importance of lipid control for preventing heart disease; this study has done to explore the relation between health beliefs and medications adherences in patients with hyperlipidemia. methods: this correlation study has done in 82 patients with hyperlipidemia. for obtain in...

background: estimating the burden of non-communicable diseases particularly cardiovascular disease (cvd) is essential for health management and policymaking. in this paper, we used a regression model to estimate the future impact of demographic changes on the burden of cvd in iran during the next two decades. methods: disability-adjusted life years (daly) were used to estimate the future burden...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death. The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases was reported to be 3,500 per 100,000. And it is predicted that these numbers will increase in the near future. By removing the main factors responsible for non-communicable diseases, cardiovascular disease can be prevented by 80%. AIM The aim of this study was to compare the popula...