to determine the presence of anticardiolipin (acl) antibodies in patients with ischemic events, we designed a case-control study. we studied 33 patients with unstable angina, 33 male patients with myocardial infarction and 34 control subjects with no evidence of ischemic heart disease. plasma samples were assessed for igg anticardiolipin antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). ...

a bstract background: renal failure is a major public health problem in the world. these patients experience high levels of psychological tension, anxiety, and depression, which leads to their lowered quality of life, increased health care costs, and early mortality. due to medication side effects in these patients, non‑medicational methods are more in demand now. this study aimed to investigat...

background: it is hypothesized that the impacts of life events accumulate and can trigger and promote atherosclerosis in susceptible individuals. in the current study, the correlation of total life stressors during 1 year was investigated relative to coronary artery disease (cad). methods: the study population consisted of 148 males and 152 females aged 35–76 years. the subjects were classified...

background: to assess the frequency and type of adverse events after influenza vaccination in iranian adults. methods: health care workers in 7 medical centers received the influenza vaccine from october 2006 to february 2007 and fol­lowed by phone regarding symptoms experienced after vaccination. results: of 897 adults who participated in the study, local and systemic reactions were reported b...

background: the surveillance of adverse events following immunization (aefi) is essential to improve high standard of vaccine safety, and maintain public trust in immunization programs. this study aimed to determine the aefi and their related factors in children. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study including all children under 7- year of age, in hamadan province, the west of iran,...

the serious influenza-associated complications among immunodeficient individuals such as those who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), highlights the importance of influenza vaccination in these people. therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the antibody responses to influenza vaccine in this group. two hundred subjects were recruited, during autumn 2010 and 2011, t...

ghassankanfani, writer, critic freedom fighter and palestinian martyr, has written many novels regarding the realities of society (disasters caused by the palestinian adversity in 1948). ghassan presents precise and realistic descriptions of human being and existence in these novels. the novel “the survivor” is a representation of the events of palestine which could only be understood through i...

Background: Medical errors are those mistakes committed by healthcare professionals due to wrong execution of a planned healthcare action or execution of a wrong healthcare action plan whether or not it is harmful to the patient. Medical errors may cause patients to suffer and have huge financial costs for the healthcare system. Identifying and measuring medical errors and adverse events are es...

backgrounds : drug related problems can be defined as any event (or) circumstance involving the drug treatment, which interferes or potentially interferes with the patient in achieving an optimum outcome of medical care. the aim of the study was to identify drug therapy problems and to assess the pharmacist interventions in patients with cardiovascular diseases. methods: the inpatient case reco...