BACKGROUND: Considering that determining the effect of both contrast dye injection and balloon inflation on electrophysiological parameters would help us to predict the ischemic event during PTCA, the aim of this study was to determine the effects of these factors on QTc and QTc dispersion during PTCA in Isfahan. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, consecutive patients undergoing elective P...

Background: Previous studies have reported the high rate of alexithymia in medical and psychological disorders along with the role of emotional expressiveness practices in terms of different aspects of health. The aim of this study was to compare the alexithymia and emotional expressiveness in patients with coronary heart disease and healthy people. Materials and Methods: In this ex post facto ...

Establishment of seedlings at early growth stages of crop plants as one of the most important determinants of high yield is severely affected by soil salinity. Therefore, high germination rate and vigorous early growth under saline soils is preferred. In this study 15 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars were used to investigate the effects of three salinity concentrations including 4, 8 and ...

Objective: This study assessed the relative risk factors for osteoporosis in women referring to the Bone Densitometry Center during 2007, with the aim of designing a formula to estimate the severity of osteoporosis . Subjects and Methods: Data of outpatients (n = 1,047) who visited the Bone Densitometry Center of Chamran Hospital were gathered by administering a questionnaire to subjects before...

Background Myocardial infarction is a major complication of coronary heart disease, and due to high mortality, is a part of important medical emergencies. Today, complementary and alternative medicine, as nonpharmacological and health promotion methods is considered. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure on physiological parameters of patients with myoc...

Waterlogging reduces shoot and root growth and final yield of wheat. Waterlogged sites have a combination of low slope, high rainfall, heavy texture and low permeability. This study was aimed the importance of waterlogging on root growth and wheat yield. In order to study the effects of different waterlogging duration (0, 10, 20 and 30 days) at growth stages (1-leaf stage, tillering stage and s...

Dendritic cells inversely regulate airway inflammation in 3 cigarette smoke-exposed mice 4 5 6 Masoumeh Ezzati Givi, Peyman Akbari, Louis Boon, Vladimir S. Puzovic, Gillina F. G. Bezemer, 7 Fabio L. M. Ricciardolo, Gert Folkerts , Frank A. Redegeld, and Esmaeil Mortaz 8 9 Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 10 Departme...

BACKGROUND Cardiac self-efficacy is an essential factor in persistence of healthy behaviors in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Today, telenursing methods have numerous applications in health care. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of a text message and telephone follow-up program on cardiac self-efficacy of patients with CAD. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a ran...

BACKGROUND Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a novel, potentially beneficial adjunct therapy used for angina pectoris. We assessed the efficacy of this method in relieving angina and improving objective measures of myocardial ischaemia. METHODS All patients (67) who referred for EECP to Shahid Chamran Hospital, Isfahan, Iran from 2002 to 2005 were included. Demographic data, corona...

In the present study, the effect of seaweed liquid fertilizer (SLF) of Ulva fasciata, Nizimuddinia zunardini and Gracilaria corticata without chemical fertilizer on seed germination, growth parameter, pigment and carbohydrate content of Wheat var. (Chamran) was investigated. The seeds soaked with aqueous extract of seaweeds performed better when compared to the water soaked controls. The 10% co...