background: the role of temperature changes, as an environmental risk factor, in the human health status has been investigated in recent studies. accordingly, the present two-year study was conducted to evaluate the incidence of myocardial infarction (mi) in warm and cold seasons in ali-ibn abi talib hospital, rafsanjan, iran. materials and methods: in this descriptive and cross-sectional study...

 Statins are commonly used drugs in the treatment of hyperlipidemia (HL), despite some undesirable side effects. These range from mild symptoms such as myopathy, muscle weakness and myalgia to severe muscle weakness associated with chronic myopathy and acute renal failure (ARF) as a result of rhabdomyolysis. The most serious and deadly side effect of statins is rhabdomyolysis. The case presente...

most of the patients imagine that chest pain is not sign of heart attack. but, may be pain is not sign of heart attack. pain source may be from pulmonary, stomach, intestinal, psychologic or musculoskeletal problems. from these factors, when two or more factors combine to each other, similar signs are happen. all of these factors harden diagnosis of chest pain reason. only with separation of pe...

background: life-threatening and stressful events, such as myocardial infarction (mi) can lead to an actual crisis, which affects the patients spiritually as well as physically, psychologically, and socially. however, the focus of health care providers is on physical needs. furthermore, the spirituality of the patients experiencing heart attack in the light of our cultural context is not well a...

phobia can lead to heart attack according to studies in the uk, risk of anemia in patients with phobia is increasing. the results of research on the 1457 men 40 to 67 years old are shown that the anxiety caused by phobia is highly dependent to ischemic heart disease.   before this study , patients that had suffered from a heart attack did not show higher levels of anxiety more than others. this...