Research objective: to study the use of uterine activity and variables acceleration capacity (AC) deceleration (DC) in contractile fetal well-being monitoring women at risk preterm birth.Materials methods. 292 pregnant were included prospective study. All involved underwent ultrasound cervicometry 16 weeks. 124 with a “short cervix” III (main) group observed dynamics, as well AC/DC 26, 32 38 we...

background:cardiovascular effects of acute organophosphate (op) poisoning are common. this study was aimed to assess the cardiovascular effects of op poisoned patients in nepal. methods:this was a prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study of 115 acute op poisoned patients presenting in emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital of central nepal during november 2008 to octo...

background the early repolarization pattern (erp) has been considered a normal variant in electrocardiography (ecg) for a long time. nevertheless, increasing evidence has demonstrated its association with adverse outcomes. objectives the present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of erp in the iranian general population and demonstrate its clinical and ecg correlates. methods a cross sectio...

carbon monoxide (co) poisoning, though with different sources, is one of the most deadly emergencies in all countries. co can threaten men's life by several paths especially cardiac complications, which can mimic other cardiac problems such as myocardial infarction. the objective of this study was to determine ecg findings and serum troponin i levels in co poisoned patients. in this analytical ...

background: qt interval parameters have been suggested as a predictor of lethal arrhythmia and mortality in patients with myocardial infarction. the aim of the present study was to compare the value of qt interval indices in patients presenting with non-st-segment elevation myocardial infarction (nstemi) between a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a nondiabetic group of patien...

BACKGROUND Although frequently used in the assessment of patients with falls, it is unclear whether 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography contributes to their assessment in older persons. OBJECTIVE To identify electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with recurrent falls and case controls, and determine whether 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography identifies causal arrhythmias for fa...