Background & Aims: Metabolic syndrome is composed of interrelated cardiovascular and cardiometabolic risk factors. Moreover, recent researches have illustrated the association of systemic diseases and periodontitis. Thus, the early diagnosis of this syndrome, as a cardiometabolic risk factor, seems necessary. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients...

A number of epidemiologic studies have reported a positive relationship between heart rate, cardiovascular disease and mortality. To examine the correlation between heart rate and mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), 2147 patients hospitalized in coronary care units in Isfahan were investigated in a cross-sectional study. Their heart rate was measured according to an electroca...

conclusions in this study we showed that eft, measured by echocardiography is higher in subjects with ai when compared to healthy controls. epicardial fat thickness had the best independent correlation with ai in multiple logistic regression analysis. incidentaloma is also associated with increased left ventricular mass index and cimt. adrenal incidentaloma patients may show early cardiac chang...

there is a definite correlation between cardiovascular diseases and depressive disorders. nevertheless, many aspects of this association have yet to be fully elucidated. up to half of coronary artery disease patients are liable to suffer from some depressive symptoms, with approximately 20% receiving a diagnosis of major depressive disorders. pharmacotherapy is a key factor in the management of...

background : st-elevation myocardial infarction (stemi) is a major cause of cardiovascular mortality worldwide. there are differences between very young patients with stemi and their older counterparts.   this study investigates the demographics and clinical findings in very young patients with stemi. methods: through a review of the angiography registry, 108 patients aged ≤ 35 years (group i) ...

background: migraine with aura (ma) has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. previous observation has also found higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in migraineurs without aura (mo), but the results have been conflicting. the present study was conducted to assess the association between cardiovascular risk factors and migraine without aura among iranians. me...