Background: Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) came up with the recent researches regarding new biomarkers for the diagnosis of heart failure. AGEs are the end products of non-enzymatic glycation and oxidation of proteins, lipids and nucleotides during Maillard biochemical reaction. Although it has been known that AGEs have a role in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure (CHF), informat...

Background: Heart failure is associated with structural and functional changes of the heart and physical activity is a likely intervention to improve it. This study aimed at investigating the effect of concurrent aerobic-resistance exercise training on NT-proBNP levels, blood pressure and body composition in patients with chronic heart failure. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial stud...

Abstract Background & Aim: Chronic heart failure, as a progressive and life-limiting illness, is a rampant problem which affects the quality of life of patients. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the relationship between quality of life and related factors in patients with chronic heart failure. Material & Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with a descriptive-corr...

Background and Objective: Heart failure is a clinical syndrome with imminent death in patients and creating stress and anxiety and affected patients could not go to appropriate sleep. In this respect, yoga exercises improve flexibility, muscular power, blood circulation and oxygen absorption and hormone system operation and it causes health feeling. The purpose of this research was determinatio...