conclusions in a current study based on increasing maternal age, the hdl-c level in cord blood was decreased which is an independent risk factor for cvds in adulthood. results a statistically significant negative correlation was observed between cord blood hdl-c and maternal age (r = -0.18, p <0.01). there was no relationship between other lipids and lipoproteins with maternal age. our findings...

background: one of the main problems especially in operating room and monitoring devices is measurement of blood pressure (bp) by sphygmomanometer cuff. objective: in this study we designed a new method to measure bp changes continuously for detecting information between cuff inflation times by using vital signals in monitoring devices. this will be achieved by extraction of the time difference...

background: mr imaging is one of the best diagnostic modalities in medicine. during an mr imaging examination, three types of field are employed to produce images. various experimental studies have been performed about the effects of each single type of field but only few studies are available on their combination to generate mr imaging. the main objective of this research work is to study the ...

hypertension, defined as a systolic/diastolic blood pressure of 140/90 mmhg or greater, is estimated to carry a three-fold increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (cvds). evidence from genome-wide association studies has identified an association between blood pressure and the gene encoding the folate-metabolising enzyme, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr). recent meta-ana...

introduction: world health organization (who) introduced hypertension as an epidemic in developing countries. however, hypertension is adequately controlled in only 12.5% of patients.  the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between ramadan fasting and mean arterial pressure (map). methods: this clinical, observational study was carried out at medical o.p.d of jinnah medical coll...

this prospective study aimed to compare the intraosseous (io) and intravenous (iv) effects of propofol on selected blood parameters and physiological variables during general anesthesia in rabbits. thirty new zealand white rabbits were studied. six rabbits received iv propofol (group 1) and another 6 rabbits, were injected propofol intraosseously (group 2) for 30 minutes (experimental groups). ...

objective: type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic and progressive disease that has reached the epidemic level around the world. in malaysia, according to the third national health and morbidity survey (2006), the prevalence of diabetes has increased to 14.9% from 8.3% in 1996. co-morbid psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and stress have been shown to be high among type 2 diabetic...

to describe the relationship of blood lead levels (bll) and blood, δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase(alad) activity and haematocrit value(hct) to menopause , were examined 17 pre-or perimenopausal (prem) and 17 postmenopausal women (posm)from prishtina city, the capital ofrepublic kosovo. the mean age of the prem women was 28.8 years (21-46), with a mean blood lead level of 1.2 μg/dl (sd=0.583 ...

conclusions treating obesity, increasing physical activity and quality of married life are proposed as practical solutions to reduce bp. background hypertension is considered as a major public health problem in most countries due to its association with ischemic heart disease which causes cerebrovascular disease and death. objectives the purpose of the present study was to study factors affecti...

background and aims: obesity and overweight is a major public health problem and, alongside hypertension, is one of the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases incidence. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and its association with hypertension in the patients referred the healthcare center in jandaq. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 patie...