prematurity is the most common cause of neonatal death. risk factors of premature birth can be related with ethnicity and genetic. there is no comprehensive high sample size study in kurdish ethnicity to determine risk factors related to prematurity. this study evaluated risk factors of preterm labor in kurdish ethnicity.this case-control study was conducted in 200 preterm infants (case group) ...

although primary chronic hypertension (htn) is increasingly common in adolescence, secondary forms of htn are more common among children. primary htn is associated with being overweight and/or a positive family history of htn. carotid intima-media thickness, a known risk factor for atherosclerosis is frequent in both adults and children with htn and other associated cardiovascular (cv) risk fac...

therosclerosis is increasing among Japanese because of their changing lifestyle.1 Carotid ultrasound examination is a good non-invasive method of detecting atherosclerosis by measuring the intima–media thickness (IMT),2 plaque number (PN) and plaque score (PS).3 Atherosclerosis of the carotid artery is related with not only coronary artery disease (CAD),4,5 but also systemic atherosclerosis. Ho...

Background Periodontitis is a high prevalence disease, affecting up to 80% of the world's population. Recently studies have shown connection between periodontal disease and cardiovascular as oxidative stress plays an important role in chronic inflammatory diseases such disease. Nuclear factor erythroid 2 - related (Nrf2) core transcriptional regulator endogenous antioxidant system cellular defe...

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous and competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. Plasma levels of this inhibitor are elevated in patients with atherosclerosis and in those with risk factors for atherosclerosis. In these patients, plasma ADMA levels are correlated with the severity of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. By inhibiting the production of nitric oxide...

BACKGROUND Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor of coronary artery heart disease (CAHD) and atherosclerosis in a normal population. However, it is still controversial in end-stage kidney disease patients who underwent long-term dialysis. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is the standard non-invasive measurement of atherosclerosis. The aims of the present study were to determine...