abstract background: illness perception can affect health-related behaviors and disease outcomes. objectives: to determine the effect of an educational intervention of improving illness perception on some modifiable risk factors of coronary artery disease. methods: in this clinical trial, 100 patients undergoing coronary angiography that met the inclusion criteria were divided randomly into two...

background: in addition to the known risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, many studies reported that there are some new risk factors such as hemocystein, lipoprotein (a), fibrinogen and factor vп affecting the morbidity and increasing the risk of disease. the current study was designed to evaluate such risk factors in relation to those previously established in a case-control study design. ...

results in total, 420 participants (25.7%) had gerd symptoms. risk factors with significant effects consisted of smoking, consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nasids), overeating, chronic diseases, tea and coffee consumption and gerd in spouse. conclusions the prevalence of gerd among people living in mashhad was above the average prevalence in other cities of iran. however, ri...

purpose: to investigate the relationship between neck circumferences and cardiovascular risk   factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome.   materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 100 patients with acute coronary syndrome   in kerman hospitals were assessed by measuring their neck circumference and risk factors of   cardiovascular disease. the data were analyzed by student t -...

background and aims: coronary heart diseases (chds) contribute to mortality, morbidity, disability, productivity and quality of life. this study was aimed to determine the prevalence of major risk factors for chd in the provinces of iran. methods:this study reported pre-existing data and was of secondary, descriptive type. prevalence of non-communicable disease (ncd) risk factors was defined fo...

objective: to determine the risk factors, clinical characteristics, surgical management and outcome of pseudoaneurysm secondary to iatrogenic or traumatic vascular injury. m et h o d s : this was a cross-sectional study being performed in department of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery skims soura during a 4-year period. we included all the patients referring to our center with primary diagno...

introduction: chest pain is a common problem in patients referring to emergency units. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the short-term outcome of patients presenting with a low risk chest pain and discharging without provoke ischemia study during emergency department admission. methods: in the present prospective cohort study, patients with low-risk chest pain, referring to the emer...

background: with the growing trend of unhealthy behaviors in the community, the likelihood of transmission of hepatitis b virus from infected people to society is increasing. so, early detection for preventing disease progression in patients and preventing the spread to the community has an important role. the aim of this study is assessment of risk factors in patients with chronic hepatitis b ...

purpose the aim of this study was to examine the influence of selected exercises on motor development in elementary school third grade girl students in ahwaz city, iran. methods the present study was semi–experimental, performed as field and using experimental and control groups. the statistical population included all third grade girl students of elementary schools of ahvaz city (10,500 subjec...

purpose physical inactivity is more prevalent among women than men, varies by ethnic group, and becomes increasingly prevalent with age. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of a 12-week exercise program on the cardiovascular disease risk and fitness of iranian middle aged women. methods this was a randomized controlled trial study. participants in the training group (n=20) performe...