Homocysteine (Hcy) assessment to predict outcomes of hospitalized Covid-19 patients: a multicenter study on 313 Covid-19 patients

COVID-19 and its Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease that resulted in 4533645 deaths until September first, 2021. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients receive immunosuppressive drugs. Thus, there is a concern that these drugs will reduce the patient’s immune system resistance against COVID19. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of COVID19 and its ...

Effect of Statin Treatment on COVID-19 Patients’ Outcomes: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Clinical Trial

Background: Statins may be protective against viral infection and have been suggested for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of atorvastatin on COVID-19 patients. Methods: Our study is a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial that constitutes a population of COVID-19 patients admitted to Bu-Ali Sina Hospi...

Effect of Fluvoxamine on Cytokine Level of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in ICU

Background: In reviewing the laboratory studies on humans and animals, we observe that use of certain drugs with specified applications inhibit the immune reactions in the body. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are among these drugs. The goal of the current research is evaluating the effectiveness of one kind of SSRIs namely fluvoxamine on the cytokine level of COVID-19 patients....

Introducing an index to predict lung involvement deficiency in hypertensive patients with COVID-19

Assessment of Clinical and Laboratory Data among the Readmitted COVID-19 and Non COVID-19 Patients in Iran

Background and Objective: Hospital readmissions are common and expensive. Identifying the patients who are at high risk of readmission can decrease readmission. Hence, in the present study, the clinical characteristics, biomarker results, and Computed Tomography (CT) criteria of all the readmitted patients were assessed. Materials and Methods: Data of 98 readmitted patients to the Baqiyatallah...