background: according to the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (cvd) in developing countries as well as high treatment expenses for patients and health-care systems, cvd prevention in such societies has a great importance. one of the most effective strategies is improvement of knowledge and attitude towards the cvd risk factors. this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude o...

Cardiovascular (cardiac) amyloidosis (CA) is a clinical pathology, usually of geneticallymediated nature, initiated by the precipitation process insoluble fibrous protein with β-pleated sheet secondary structure. Such anomalous changes lead to formation amyloid fibrils, which may give rise various forms amyloidosis. Amyloid can be found in organs and systems, such as cardiovascular system, cent...

aim: cardiovascular diseases (cvds) are the main contributor to disability and the leading cause of death in iran and worldwide. this study was done to determine the effect of education on behaviors related to cvds among yazd city restaurants` chefs.method: in an experimental study, the intervention factor for case group was education through lectures, pamphlets, and videos. all the restaurant ...

a 53-year-old male was referred to our department for refractory primary hypertension. despite high doses of 6 anti-hypertensive drugs, ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure (bp) revealed a mean bp of 160/90 mmhg. under local anaesthesia, renal denervation with radiofrequency was performed supported by high-resolution 3d angiography, which helped confirm the position of the applications in a ...

background: hemodynamic instability is common during tracheal intubation. the primary purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effect of different doses of remifentanil added to propofol on the hemodynamic profiles during tracheal intubation. methods: ninety patients, 40 to 70 years old, undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery under general anesthesia were randomly allocated into...