1 Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2 Department of Immunology, Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Center and National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 3 National Heart and...

1Department of Basic science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran 2Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran 3Department of Clinical science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran 4Student of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medi...

Introduction: Here, we present two case reports of adult female patients with the pathologic diagnosis of large sacrococcygeal teratoma. Case Series: In the first patient (aged 19 years), pelvic ultrasonographic examination showed a large (85.9×88.7 mm) multiloculated complex cyst posterior to the cervix. No evidence of recurrence was observed post-resection. The histological examination of the...

BACKGROUND Despite several studies, there is no agreement on factors that affect survival after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the survival rate of in-hospital CPR and its related factors at Shahid Beheshti hospital in Kashan, Iran, in 2014. PATIENTS AND METHODS A descriptive study was conducted on all cases of CPR performed in Kasha...

BACKGROUND The spleen is amongst the most vulnerable organs which are easily injured in abdominal trauma. Nowadays, blunt trauma is the most prevalent indication of splenectomy. OBJECTIVES We conducted this study to determine the pattern of indications for open splenectomies carried out during the past five years in Shahid-Beheshti hospital, a central hospital in Kashan, Iran. PATIENTS AND ...

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most common revascularization procedure, with over 1 million performed each year, worldwide. Over the past 20 years, the increasing experience of operators coupled with the advent of newer technologies, including coronary stents and a variety of adjuvant drug therapies, have permitted more successful procedures and decreased the morbidi...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Scorpion sting is a major public health problem in many parts of the world. High prevalence, severity of symptoms and difficulty of treatment are problems of scorpion sting (1). This problem is more prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. These areas include the North...

1 PhD Candidate, Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran; Preventive Dentistry Research Center, Dental Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU), Tehran, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 3 Associate Professor, ...

1. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. 2. Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. School of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. 5. Behavioral Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sc...