pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta, which are rare and life-threatening complications in cardiovascular surgeries, can be caused by the bentall procedure. we describe a 44-year-old woman, who had a medical history of acute aortic dissection (type a) and the bentall procedure and was admitted because of exertional dyspnea, edema of the lower extremities, ascites, and holosystolic murmur in t...

introduction: treatment of supraventricular arrhythmia includes wide range of medical interventions. herbal remedies are suitable alternatives for synthetic drugs due to their availability, minimal side effects and lower price. pharmacological studies and traditional medical literature point to the cardiovascular effects of the artemisia absinthium l. from compositae family of plants. methods: ...

abstract background: infectious agents such as chlamydia pneumonia or helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) have been linked to ischemic heart disease (ihd) as the epidemiologic studies have shown. other studies believed that raised plasma fibrinogen level has been claimed as a possible link between h. pylori infection and ihd. methods: an analytic cross-sectional study was undertaken on 261 patients...

in the united states, 40 – 50% of the men and women 50 years of age or older regularly use multivitamin/mineral (mvm) supplements, making the annual sales of these supplements over $11 billion. however, the question remains whether using mvm supplements is beneficial to health. this article reviews the results of randomized studies of mvm supplements and individual vitamins/mineral supplements ...

abstract background: this study sought to determine patient characteristics, process of care, and outcome as predictors of reintubation after open-heart surgery. methods: we performed a retrospective case control study that included all patients undergoing cardiac surgery who required reintubation and an equal number of control patients not requiring reintubation. putative risk factors were ana...

abstract background: few attempts were made for alleviating the physical/psychological problems among the cardiac valve–replaced patients and no comprehensive study was done based on the experiences of such patients. this study was undertaken to describe the stressful experiences of the heart valve-replaced patients. materials and methods: in this qualitative study performed during 2012-2013 wi...

background & aim: heart failure is the final common pathway for all cardiovascular disease, a major health problem worldwide that affects patient satisfaction and quality of life. this study aimed to assess the quality of life and its dimensions (physical health, mental health, public health, and environmental health) in patients with heart failure has taken place. methods & materials : this cr...

heart failure (hf) is one of the main causes of death and disability in the world. the prevalence of hf in developed countries is between 1% and 2% of the adult population and approximately between 6% and 10% in the elderly, giving rise to high costs of care and treatment. indeed, in the united states, the direct and indirect costs exceeded 23 billion dollars in 2002.  hf is typically character...