Volume 28, Issue 127 (March & April 2020)
Review Article - Medical Biology
✅ Metabolic syndrome has a high prevalence (about 22.4% in adult individuals) in developed countries. Inflammation due to obesity and fat accumulation is the most important factor in the progression of metabolic syndrome.
Original Articles- Clinical medicine
Hearing Assessment of Neonates Treated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Besat Hospital in 2018-2019
, Farhad Farahani , Amir Reza Monsef Esfahani , Ehsan Mazloumi , Manoochehr Karami , Mohammad Jafari
✅ Considering the presence of 4.7% of hearing-impaired neonates (ABR test) in this study, it is necessary to design and implement a comprehensive hearing screening for high-risk neonates in terms of hearing disorders.
Original Articles- Health improvement strategies
Effectiveness of An Islamic Approach to Hope Therapy on Hope, Depression, and Anxiety in Comparison with Conventional Hope Therapy in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
, Sadegh Yoosefee , SeyedFakhreddin Hejazi , Mohammadreza Jahangirzade , Mohammad-ali Jamshidi , Morteza Heidari , Mohammad Farhoush *
✅ Islamic hope therapy seems similar to conventional hope therapy in its ability to increase hope and reduce depression and is more effective in reducing anxiety. Therefore, it could be helpful in treatment of patients with CAD and other chronic diseases that cause patients a high level of anxiety.
Original Articles - Epidemiological studies
Geographical Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases in Zanjan Province: Analysis of Groups from the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision
✅ Geographical epidemiology studies can identify the pattern of CVD distribution in different areas and can be helpful in preventing CVDs. A spatial-temporal pattern of CVD distribution provides crucial information for health development planning in Iran. The findings of this study provide useful information for health authorities in Zanjan, Iran, to plan CVD prevention programs.
Original Articles - Medical Biology
Effect of Predatory Stress Before Fertilization on Body Weight and Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure in Rat Offspring
✅ Stress during spermatogenesis and oogenesis can be critical for the general growth (body weight) and seizure susceptibility of the offspring. Therefore, to improve reproductive outcomes, stress-lowering interventions are better to be started before conception.
Original Articles - Medical Biology
Comparison of the Effect of Phenylalanine Arginine Beta Naphthylamide (PAβN) and Curcumin on Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Aminoglycosides on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates
, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas , Bahman Mirzaei , Lotfollah Davoodi , Zahra Norouzi Bazgir , Hamid Reza Goli *
✅ Curcumin and PAβN can potentiate the effect of aminoglycosides on clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and change their susceptibility pattern due to efflux pump inhibition. However, our outcomes detected that curcumin was more effective than the PAβN against the aminoglycoside-resistant isolates of P. aeruginosa.
Original Articles - Medical Biology
✅ The strong psychometric properties of the FIS-P indicated its applicability in assessing the impact of fatigue on stroke victim’s daily activities and the effectiveness of therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions.
Case Reports - Clinical medicine
✅ The biopsy sampling was impossible due to the low platelet count. During admission, generalized bleeding was developed and led to alveolar hemorrhage, which subsequently resulted in the patient's death. Liver necropsy certified the diagnosis of hemophagocytic syndrome. Overall, according to the reported case in this paper, it should be remembered that secondary HLH is an inflammatory phenomenon due to different conditions, such as latent newly-developed infections.
