Vahid Shaygannejad, Khodayar Golabchi, Alireza Dehghani, Fereshteh Ashtari, Sepehr Haghighi, Mahsa Mirzendehdel2, Majid Ghasemi1 Department of Neurology, Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Student of Medicine, Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Department of Ophtalmology, Isfahan ...

the iranian food consumption program (ifcp), a unique program in iran was developed to aim accurate calculation of nutrient intakes in relation to heart health investigation released in isfahan cardiovascular research center in march 1998 for the first time. the new versions came out along changes in computer technology. this interview-based program is designed to gather data through designed q...

background: this study was conducted to evaluate variations in heart rate and to determine the occurrence of oculocardiac reflex (ocr) during laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik). methods: this descriptive, prospective study was designed to observe the effect of suction ring and ablation stages during lasik procedure on the heart rate. the ecg was taken before and during lasik operation on the ...

Background and Objective: It is presumed that human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the necessary cause of all different forms of Kaposi’s sarcoma which is the most common neoplasm in HIVinfected persons. In this study, we wanted to determine the prevalence of HHV-8 infection in all the available Isfahan (Central of Iran) HIV positive individuals in comparison with healthy blood donors, and also inve...

BACKGROUND Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are known as important risk factors of coronary artery disease. The prevalence of obesity has increased among both men and women in the world. Therefore, the present study tried to evaluate the effectiveness of a cardiac rehabilitation program on functional capacity and body mass index (BMI) in obese and non-obese women with coronary artery disease. ...

BACKGROUND Many studies have been performed regarding the prevalence of hepatitis E in the general population, but there is controversial evidence for an increased risk of the infection in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). OBJECTIVES The primary end point of the present study was to determine if the prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus IgG (anti-HEV IgG) is higher in patients on main...

BACKGROUND Considering the importance to determine the reasons for the higher occurrence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Iran, in this study we report the prevalence of permanent CH (PCH) in Isfahan province 7 years after initiation of CH screening program in Isfahan. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, children with a primary diagnosis of CH studied. They clinically examined and thei...

1 Department of Physical Education, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. 2 Associate Professor of Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 3 Associate Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Physical Education and Sport Sc...