introduction: job stress is one of the main characteristics of modern life which is increasing and has been recognized as an important risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. the present study was conducted to determine the association between job stress at work environment and cardiovascular diseases. materials and methods: a number of 300 persons including 150 cases and 150 controls were cons...

conclusions music therapy is effective in decreasing anxiety among patients undergoing cabg. however, the intervention was not effective on cardiovascular indices. music can effectively be used as a non-pharmacological method to manage anxiety after cabg. results compared to the immediately before intervention, the mean anxiety scores immediately after and 30 minutes after the intervention were...

purpose: hypercapnia increases minute ventilation (v’e) with little effect on heart rate (hr), whereas hypoxia may increase hr without affecting v’e. however, the effects of hypercapnia and hypoxia on both heart rate variability (hrv) and the clustering of heart beats during spontaneous breathing (respiratory sinus arrhythmia – rsa), are not clear. methods: in this study, 10 human volunteers br...

background: cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of deaths in iran and other developing countries. the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases are divided into two categories; the variable risk factors and the non-variable risk factors. many recent studies evaluated the relationship between higher eosinophilia and allergy levels with the incidence, progress and severity of cardiov...

introduction: cardiovascular disease is one of the greatest widespread disease and the prevalence of it is increasing worldwide. our understanding of the role of psychological factors in the incidence of the cardiovascular system has rapidly increased in the past few years. the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cardiovascular disease specific psychotherapy [csp] on the...