objective(s):this study aimed to examine the hypothesis that an antiarrhythmic effect might be obtained by ischemic preconditioning of the liver, and also to characterize the potential underlying mechanisms. materials and methods: male wistar rats were anesthetized by thiopental sodium (50 mg/kg, ip) followed by iv injection of heparin (250 iu). remote ischemic preconditioning (ripc) was induce...

Ischemic heart disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Western society. Although interventions, such as thrombolysis and percutaneous coronary intervention, have proven efficacious in ischemia and reperfusion injury, the underlying pathological process of ischemic heart disease, laboratory studies suggest further protection is possible, and an expansive research effort is a...

objective(s) the aim of this study was to investigate the overall effect of cardiac vasoactive factors during coronary occlusion and reperfusion on peripheral vascular tone, using a sequential isolated rabbit heart-ear perfusion model. materials and methods isolated ears were perfused with the effluent of isolated hearts subjected to ischemia (30 min) and reperfusion (180 min, n=6). the compara...

background: ischemic heart disease (ihd) is one of the leading causes of death and disability among young and older women, respectively. researches in this area mostly focused on manifestations, risk factors, and treatment of the patients with ihd. therefore, there is a lack of information on the aspects of affects and feelings of such patients. this study aimed to describe lived experience of ...

We collated and analysed data from hospital records regarding the cause of death of 18,385 patients with diabetes who died in 282 medical institutions throughout Japan over the 10-year period between 1991 and 2000. Autopsy was carried out in 1750 cases. The most frequent cause of death in all 18,385 cases was malignant neoplasia, accounting for 34.1% of cases, followed by vascular diseases (inc...

OBJECTIVE To know the behavior of mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in the elderly living in the municipality of Maringá, in the Brazilian state of Paraná. METHODS The causes of death over 20 years were studied according to sex, age, and groupings of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th and 10th Revisions, using the mortality database of the Ministry of Health. RESULTS I...

Introduction: Extreme weather or climate, including heat waves and cold waves, is considered a health issue causing adverse effects on health, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), mortality and morbidity. Thus, this systematic review aimed to study the impacts of extreme ambient temperature on cardiovascular outcomes. Material and Methods: This study was carried out based on the Preferred R...