A key problem in the emergency department is the prompt identification of patients with myocardial infarction. While this is not a diagnostic challenge in ST elevation myocardial infarction as the ECG is usually unmistakable, in non ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) the diagnosis is more complex and based on information derived from detailed clinical assessment, ECG and biomarkers. Th...

The incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in elderly individuals is high. This population has higher rates of complications and represents a greater burden on health resources. Moreover, elderly individuals are underrepresented in clinical trials. A few randomized trials on reperfusion in elderly patients with AMI have included patients aged around 80 years, but extrapolation of these ...

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abstract background and objective: obesity is an important risk factor for development of hypertension. we investigated the association between body mass index (bmi) and blood pressure in adolescents. methods: the cross-sectional study was performed on 694 adolescents aged 12-18 years from middle and high schools located in 4 districts of shiraz, iran. height, weight, and systolic and diastolic...

I read the recently published article in Vol 6 (3) of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience entitled “Study the Effect of Endocannabinoid System on Rat Behavior in Elevated Plus- Maze” by Komaki et al. (2015). In this valuable article, the authors uncovered the effects of AM251 as a CB1 receptor antagonist on anxiety-like behaviors of rats using elevated plus-maze

aim : the aim of this study was to review cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) cases and to determine the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a cause of elevated alanine aminotransferase (alt) in healthy blood donors in the permian area and also assess risk factors of nafld such as body mass index (bmi) and correlation with metabolic syndrome in these subjects. back...