results during the 3 months study, in the placebo group, systolic bp (sbp) increased with 6.3 mmhg and diastolic bp (dbp) increased with 4.6 mmhg, changes which were significant. after the 3 months, the effect of garlic on sbp, after adjusting for baseline value, was significant, and this effect was more significant in hypertensive patients. plasma lipids and lipoproteins did not change signific...

background nasal septal deviation (nsd) can cause upper airway obstruction, which results in hypoxia and therefore, pulmonary vasoconstriction, ventricular hypertrophy and right-sided heart failure. objectives the aim of this study is to determine the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mpap) of the patients with nsd and the effect of septoplasty on pulmonary arterial pressure. patients and metho...

conclusions our case highlights the fact that the tip of the pulmonary artery catheter can easily advance into a peripheral branch of the pulmonary artery and cause pulmonary venous blood to be sampled instead of pulmonary arterial blood. a variety of monitoring techniques are needed to confirm accurate catheter placement. background pressure and waveform at the catheter tip are continuously mo...

Blood flow in the pulmonary artery was studied by Doppler colour flow mapping and cardiac catheterisation in 19 patients with a ductus arteriosus and different pulmonary artery pressures. In the four patients with normal pulmonary artery pressures colour Doppler flow mapping showed multicoloured wide and long systolic and diastolic jets in the pulmonary artery. In the 15 patients with raised pu...

background: hypertension is a risk factor for many diseases. nutritional methods are considered as major tools in lifestyle modification for lowering blood pressure. the present study was conducted to determine the level of dietary adherence in hypertensive patients. methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed in 2015, on hypertensive patients who were referred to heart clinic of s...

Background:Cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) is a useful method of modifying cardiovascular risk factors, improving life expectancy and quality of life in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of cardiac rehabilitation on the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LV...

background thrombolytic therapy in patients with sub-massive pulmonary embolism (smpte) needs further assessment. objectives the current study aimed to assess a potential benefit of thrombolytic and non-thrombolytic therapy in patients with smpte. patients and methods one hundred-nineteen patients were enrolled with smpte from 2006 to 2010 in the tertiary care center of rajaie medical and resea...

P investigations of the hemodynamic effects of progressive constriction of the pulmonary artery have demonstrated the basic principles of right ventricular compensation for an increase in resistance to outflow." Acute obstruction of the pulmonary artery results initially in an increase in right ventricular diastolic volume and in increased vigor of cardiac contraction, with maintenance of cardi...