inflammation plays a major role in coronary artery disease (cad). currently, it is unclear, whether cytomegalovirus (cmv) infection is associated with the risk of the atherosclerosis. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti- cmv antibodies in cad and non cad patients undergoing artery bypass surgery. sera from 157 patients who underwent coronary angiography were tested for...

aims: the most important causes for mortality rate and poor quality of life in cardiovascular patients arise from insufficient and inappropriate self-care. this study aimed to examine the effect of an educational self-care program on awareness and performance in patients with coronary syndrome. materials & methods: this is an experimental study conducted in hospitals affiliated with qom univers...

background and purpose: ischemic heart diseases (ihd) is getting as the most common and the main causes of heart diseases and mortalities worldwide affecting the quality of life (qol) of the patients. this study was conducted to determine the qol for the patients with ihd referring to medical centers of kashan in 2007. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on all patients (n =500) r...

inflammatory bowel disease, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, tumours, are exam­ples of chronic degenerative diseases that have a high prevalence in developed nations. these chronic-non-communicable dis­eases have multifactorial aetiologies that considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental risk factors with multi­ple predisposing genes. gen...

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