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Correlation between leptin serum levels with lipid profile and anthropometric indices in women with different grades of obesity
(2010)
Background and Objective: Leptin is a 16 KDa peptide which has a close correlation with adiposity. However, its effect on lipid profile is controversial in human. Therefore, this study was performed to investigate correlation ...
Effect of dialysis modality on transplantation outcome in living-donor renal transplantation
(2011)
Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) and Hemodialysis (HD) have been considered as two standard treatment methods in patients with end stage renal disease. It has been proposed that PD patients have a more protected volume ...
Effect of zinc supplementation on serum mlondealdehyde and lipid profiles on beta thalassemia major patients
(2012)
Objectives: Thalassemic patients are seriously at risk of serum dislipidemia, zinc deficiency and tissue damage due to oxidative stress induced by iron storage. In biologic systems, zinc may interact with iron and inhibit ...
Effectiveness of fluoxetine on various subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder
(2008)
Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder typically begins early in life and has a chronic course. Despite the need for long-term treatment, the information about therapeutic effect on different clinical subtypes is limited. ...
Effect of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on carotid artery intimamedia thickness as a risk factor for atherosclerosis
(2014)
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of NAFLD on CIMT as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. Background: The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing worldwide due to rise of obesity and ...
Detection of H. pylori infection and cagA strains seropositivity in adult dyspeptic patients in east Azerbaijan, northwest of Iran
(2010)
Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori) bacteria colonize human stomach mucosa and may establish acute or chronic gastric inflammation. Cytotoxic-associated gene A (cag A) is associated with higher grades of gastric ...
Clinical significance of P wave dispersion in prediction of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute myocardial infarction
(2005)
Background: P wave dispersion (PWD) is defined as the difference between the maximum P wave duration (Pmax) and the minimum P wave duration (Pmin) in 12-leads of the surface electrocardiography. The aim of this study was ...
Comparison of the effects of endotracheal tube and laryngeal mask airway on immediate postoperative complications in elective operations
(2010)
Objectives: To compare the laryngeal and gastro-intestinal complications of using ETT and LMA after elective orthopedic operations. Materials & Methods: Eighty patients who were candidate for elective orthopedic operation ...
Comparing the effect of dexamethasone before and after tracheal intubation on sore throat after tympanoplasty surgery: A randomized controlled trial
(2014)
Introduction: Presence of a sore throat after surgery is a common side effect of general anesthesia with intratracheal intubation and can cause discomfort for the patient and prolong the recovery process. In this study we ...
Delusional disorder: Clinical and demographic features and outcome
(2010)
Back ground: Delusional disorder is a rather an uncommon psychotic disorder. This study is designed to describe condition of such patients in our community and investigate possible role of cultural effect on features of ...