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Assessment of body mass index and hand anthropometric measurements as independent risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome
(2008)
The goal of this study was to clarify the role of body mass index (BMI) (weight divided by square of height; kg/m2) and hand anthropometric measurements as independent risk determinants in the development of carpal tunnel ...
Assessment and comparison of results of surgical therapy of esophageal carcinona between young and old patients
(2008)
Purpose: To assess the results of surgical therapy of esophageal carcinoma and it's differences between young and old patients Methods: For a 16 year period from February 1989 to January 2005, 335 patients with esophageal ...
Association between the FABP2 Ala54Thr, PPAR? Leu162/Val, and PPAR? intron7 polymorphisms and blood lipids ApoB and ApoCIII in hypertriglyceridemic subjects in Tehran
(2009)
Background: The alanine to threonine substitution at codon 54 in the FABP2 gene and PPAR? Val162 allele have been associated with hypertriglyceridemia. Objective: We sought to determine the prevalence of the Ala54Thr ...
Association between overweight and increased risk of acute myocardial infarction
(2008)
Objective: To assess relationship of obesity with occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in Iranian patients. Methods: The CAD risk associated with obesity (body mass index ?25.0) was assessed in a case-control study ...
Asthma and other allergic diseases in 13-14-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia: An ISAAC study
(2007)
We determined the prevalence and risk factors of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema in 3000 13-14-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran. We used the International Study of Asthma and Allergies ...
Asymptomatic intracardiac thrombus in a child with nephrotic syndrome
(2006)
Nephrotic patients are at risk of developing venous and arterial thromboses. Various organ manifestations have been reported. Intracardiac thrombi associated with multiorgan thrombosis have been reported in autopsy in the ...
Awake tracheal intubation via intubating laryngeal mask vs direct laryngoscopy and cervical spine excursion
(2007)
Objective: To compare intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) with direct laryngoscopy in patients with cervical spine injury. Patients and Methods: Prospective, hospital based study conducted during March 2004 to May 2005, ...
Bilateral accessory middle cerebral arteries associated with an aneurysm of the anterior circulation
(2006)
An accessory middle cerebral artery is one variation of the intracranial vasculature that may be a source of misinterpretation by clinicians dealing with cerebrovascular diseases. We report a case of an elderly female found ...
Bilateral vocal cord paralysis after extubation
(2005)
Vocal cord paralysi is an uncommon complication of endotracheal intubation after induction of general anesthesia. It may be due to the endotracheal tube cuff pressure on the recurrent nerves. Vocal cord edema occuring in ...
Body mass index and its relationship with hematological indices in Iranian women
(2008)
Obesity is an important risk factor for many chronic diseases, BMI is an indicator for total body fat determination. Reports in Iran indicate that nearly 20% of middle age persons are obese and 40% are overweight. Other ...