Cardiovascular Risk Factors Accelerate Progression of Vascular Aging in the General Population

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among the Nurse Population in the East of Iran

Introduction: The present study was planned to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among nurses. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was done on employed nurses in Birjand in 2011. At first, complete clinical examinations were done; including height, weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure in standard ways. Then, 5cc blood ...

The Situation of New Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Urban Population of Isfahan

During recent years, many epidemiological studies on risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been preformed among which are fibrinogen, activity of factor VII, lipoprotein (a), and hemocystein as new CVD risk factors. Through completed studies, it is found that in urban population of Isfahan more than one risk factor (hypertension, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and obesity) ...

The effect of virtual education of cardiovascular risk factors on the knowledge of general physicians

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Population in Amirshahr (2007)

Objectives: This study has been carried out to assess the prevalenceof cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly people in Amirshahr city. Methods & Materials: In this descriptive cross- sectional study, 1019 people over 60 years old in Amirshahr city were assessed. Amirshahr has 2000 elder people over 60 (53.5% male and 46.5% female) .Data were collected using standard questionnaire includ...

Population Attributable Risk (PAR) of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) Risk Factors; Bayesian Methods

   Background & Objective: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in most countries. By identifying the population attributable risk (PAR) of the main risk factors of CVDs, the overall effect of various exposures on a population can be determined; the findings could be used in CVD prevention. The present study aimed to explore the PAR of some factors, includin...