aim and background: patients with ischemic heart disease in acute stage experienced great anxiety and in compared with patients had less anxiety were affected 5 times more to ischemia, re-infarction, tachycardia, arrhythmias and ventricular fibrillation.  excessive anxiety delays recovery and increases the probability of their death in the first month. numerous studies have shown that heart dis...

conclusions despite higher rate of morbidities in opium-addicted patients compared to non-addicted ones, subscales of qol were similar between the two groups. high preoperative hba1c and low ejection fraction appeared to be determinants of poor qol in the opium-addicted patients. background opium is a unique substance, regarding its analgesic effects. this may change the deteriorating effects o...

background coronary heart disease (chd) is one of the most common and life-threatening diseases in both developed and developing countries and a close correlation has been found between different types of obesity and chd. objectives the current study investigated the relationship between central obesity and coronary heart disease risk factors in chd referral outpatients to khatam clinic, zaheda...

background and purpose: cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death worldwide and stress is the reason behind many negative emotions. surgery is one of the most stressful situations. coping styles and life expectancy affect people's mental and physical efficacy. the present study aims to determine the effectiveness of training life expectancy and effective coping styles to ...

background and purpose: coronary artery disease (cad) is the major cause of limitation in adults' life. but it can be prevented by controlling its risk factors, modifying life style and educating the population about general health. besides, health education is one of the important issues about changing life style. nurses play an important role in health education .thus this study was perf...

background: there are widespread misconceptions about the positive effects of opium on coronary artery disease (cad). thus, we performed a study to explore the opium addiction process contributing factors among cad patients using a grounded theory approach.   methods : the sample comprised 30 addicted cad patients and their family members, physicians, nurses and friends. purposive and theoretic...

background: data on premature coronary artery disease (cad) are scarce. the tehran heart center's premature coronary atherosclerosis cohort study (thc-pac) is the first study of its kind in the middle east to assess major adverse cardiac events (mace) in young cad patients. methods: the cohort consists of cad patients, males ≤ 45 years old and females ≤ 55 years old. the participants are reside...

background: diagnosis of coronary artery disease (cad) in early stages is vital in decreasing mortality by reducing the risk factors. the aim of this study was to investigate the association between erectile dysfunction (ed) and cad. methods: a total of 200 patients were divided into four groups according to their angiography results: group 1 (g1, n = 59): patients with one-vessel disease (1-vd...

spontaneous coronary artery dissection (scad) is a rare and important cause of acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. various etiologies are thought to be responsible for this condition, among which underlying atherosclerosis seems to be the most common. scad is predominant in women and is usually diagnosed via coronary artery angiography. therapeutic interventions include medical th...

background: given gender differences in the risk of coronary artery disease (cad), the present study sought to investigate these dissimilarities amongst patients who underwent angiography at a major, tertiary heart hospital in iran. methods: between 2005 and 2010, 44,820 patients who underwent coronary angiography were enrolled in a registry. pre-procedural data such as demographics, cad risk f...