Acute aortic dissection is a rare but fatal event in pregnancy with a reported incidence of 14% of all cardiac-related maternal mortality. Saving a mother and her baby together in an emergent situation which needs proper ...

Background & Aims: Increasing pressure for having scholarly publications in accredited English medium journals emphasizes the need to enhance academic writing ability by author-researchers in various fields, especially, ...

Background & Aims: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment for pain relief and functional recovery in patients suffering from severe osteoarthritis. Despite advances in TKA, patients are not yet comfortable ...

Background & Aims: B.cepacia is one of the causative agents of health care associated infections which have the ability of attachment to different surfaces and biofilm formation is one of the most important virulence factors ...

Background & Aims: Triazene compounds are alkylators with certain chemical, physical, and anti-tumor properties that have been used extensively for producing anti-cancer drugs. In this research, we studied the anti- tumor ...

Background & Aims: Plants contain high antioxidant activities due to their redox and the chemical properties are affluent in secondary metabolites such as phenols, flavonoids, and other components. Rheum turkestanicum ...

Background & Aims: To investigate the association of CFI p.Gly119Arg polymorphism with Age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Materials & Methods: In this case-control study, the association of p.Gly119Arg polymorphism ...

Background & Aims: Behcetchr('39')s disease (BD) is an autoimmune disease that usually occurs with oral, genital and ocular ulcers. The cause of this disease is unknown and environmental, genetic and immunological factors ...

Background & Aims: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), one of the costliest chronic diseases of our time, is a multifactorial and heterogenic disease with a complex etiology. Among all the T2DM related genes, the SNPs of the ...

Background & Aims: Early detection and reliable differentiation of benign and malignant liver tumors could lead to improved cure rate and costs. Ultrasound image (US) is a convenient medical imaging method for interpreting ...

Background & Aims: The burden of premature mortality is used to prioritize health problems. The purpose of this study was to estimate the burden of premature mortality due to colorectal cancer in Golestan from 2011 – ...

Despite the reduction of tuberculosis globally, new cases of this disease continue to be reported in Iran, although skin tuberculosis is uncommon and constitutes a small portion of new cases. The presentation of skin ulcers ...

Background & Aims: Febrile Seizure reffered to seizures associated with febrile illness in the absence of central nervous system infection or acute electrolyte disturbance in children without a history of non-febrile ...

Background & Aims: Distal radius is the most common site of fracture in the upper extremity. To assess the clinical controversy of the duration of the immobilization period, we conducted a prospective study. The aim of ...

Background & Aims: Cardiovascular risk is reduced by both sports training and losing weight, but the independent value of these two plans is unclear. This study examined the influence of physical exercise and weight loss ...

Background & Aims: Suicide in developing countries is an important health problem that occurs at a young age. Our purpose in this study was to compare the suicide trends using epidemiological aspects in Hamadan province ...

Background & Aims: Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer in women. Colposcopy is a worldwide accepted method for detection of early carcinoma of cervix. This study was conducted to investigate the ...

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon infectious disease involving both endocardium and heart valves, which is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The absence of classical signs/symptoms ...

Background & Aims: Delirium is a common problem in hospitalized patients and may threaten the patientchr('39')s life. Patients undergoing surgery may experience such a common complication. The high mortality in patients ...

Background & Aims: Health and medical problems of prisoners are health challenges. In an environment where the most important priority is maintaining order, control, and discipline, maintaining health and providing healthcare ...