Psychiatric comorbidities among Iranian elderly patients on methadone maintenance treatment.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is known that there is an association between elevated total plasma homocysteine level and restenosis after percutaneous coronary angioplasty. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of lowering plasma homocysteine levels on the rate of restenosis after stent-percutaneous coronary angioplasty. METHODS:Folic ac...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Namazi MH,Motamedi MR,Safi M,Vakili H,Saadat H,Nazari N

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim was to determine the association between age at menarche (AAM) and breast cancer adjusted for recall bias (misclassification) in AAM. METHODS:We have used data provided from a case-control study conducted in Iran from 2005 to 2009. The cases and controls were frequency matched based on 5-year age gr...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Moradzadeh R,Mansournia MA,Ghiasvand R,Baghfalaki T,Nadrian H,Holakouie-Naieni K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus infection is an evolving pandemic with high morbidity and mortality, especially in people with comorbidities. The case fatality rate (CFR) is 9.2% in the presence of diabetes, while it is 1.4% in those without any comorbidity. Diabetes is a prevalent disease globally; hence, healthcare professionals ar...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Malek M,Hosseinpanah F,Aghaei Meybodi HR,Jahed SA,Hadaegh F,Sharghi S,Esteghamati A,Khamseh ME

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental mesenchymal dysplasia is a rare condition of the placenta and its true incidence and underlying cause has remained unknown till now due to its rarity. Its accurate diagnosis is essential, because placental mesenchymal dysplasia is usually compatible with a good fetal and maternal outcome. A precise ultrasono...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Akbarzadeh-Jahromi M,Sari Aslani F,Parvari S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to evaluate the hematological effects of umbilical cord clamp timing and delivery type in term infants 48 hours after birth in Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran. METHOD:From Oct 2007 - March 2008, 100 mother-infant eligible pairs were selected and divided by cord clamp timing (< or...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Shirvani F,Radfar M,Hashemieh M,Soltanzadeh MH,Khaledi H,Mogadam MA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current WHO classification of hematologic malignancies defines distinct entities of myeloid disorders based on the presence of recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities. Diagnostic clonal chromosomal abnormalities provide important prognostic information and are among the most important factors in predicting i...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Mir Mazloumi SH,Appaji L,Madhumathi DS,Prasannakumari

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed changes in global and regional systolic left ventricular function after successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary artery occlusions. A consecutive series of 110 patients with mean+/-SD age of 53.6+/-9.1 years, in whom a complete angiographic evaluation was available before angioplasty, und...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Momtahen M,Abdi S,Ojaghi Z,Javady-nejad Z,Momtahen S,Sadreddin-Kazzazi A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent advances in pharmacy practice have created serious ethical challenges for the pharmacists. Pursuing a new philosophy of practice is required to overcome these challenges and optimize the standard of care. In this regard, the current ethics guideline in the Pharmacy curriculum used in Tehran Universi...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Salari P,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The standard treatment for decompensated liver cirrhosis is liver transplantation. However, it has several limitations. Recent animal studies suggest that bone marrow stem cell transplantation can lead to regression of liver fibrosis. The objective of this study was to determine the safety and feasibility of...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Mohamadnejad M,Alimoghaddam K,Mohyeddin-Bonab M,Bagheri M,Bashtar M,Ghanaati H,Baharvand H,Ghavamzadeh A,Malekzadeh R

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to examine cases of brucellosis that presented with severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic diathesis. METHODS:A total of 10 brucellosis cases with severe thrombocytopenia were included in this case-series study. Patients' files were reviewed for their clinical and laboratory findings, as well as c...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Karsen H,Duygu F,Yapıcı K,Baran Aİ,Taskıran H,Binici İ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transfusion of packed red blood cells (pRBC) with appropriate indications is not only important for patient safety and well-being but is also crucial for proper utilization of resources and health care-related cost reduction. We aimed to investigate the clinical appropriateness of blood transfusion in Shar...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Sadeghi A,Belali S,Ali Asgari A,Morovat Z,Malekzadeh R,Emadi A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is suggested that pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) levels below the fifth percentile or less than 0.4 multiples of the median (MoMs) during the first trimester are closely associated with higher risk for neonatal abnormalities. We assessed the value of PAPP-A within the first trimester for p...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Mohamad Jafari R,Masihi S,Barati M,Maraghi E,Sheibani S,Sheikhvatan M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many risk factors have been investigated in multiple sclerosis (MS); however, few studies have focused on the association between risk factors and the disease severity. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between some of these risk factors and MS severity in a population sample of Iranian pa...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Abbasi M,Nabavi SM,Fereshtehnejad SM,Ansari I,Zerafatjou N,Shayegannejad V,Mohammadianinejad SE,Farhoudi M,Noorian A,Razazian N,Abedini M,Faraji F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head injury is a common occurrence in motor vehicle accidents. There are numerous causes for cranial nerve injury that include head trauma or other lesions. Few studies regarding cranial nerve injury following mild head trauma (GCS: 14 - 15) exist in the literature. The oculomotor nerve is a somatic and visceral motor...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Najafi MR,Mehrbod N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Violence is a challenging modern epidemic worldwide. Less evidence is available on the populations most affected by violence in recent decades. The aim of the study was to ecologically investigate temporal trends of the global burden of violence according to gender, age group, and socio-demographic developme...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Salehi A,Molavi Vardanjani H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serotonin receptors such as 5-HT3 plays critical role in regulation of sleep, wake cycle and cognitive process. Thus, we investigated the role of CA1 5HT3 serotonin receptors in memory acquisition deficit induced by total sleep deprivation (TSD; for 24 hour) and REM sleep deprivation (RSD; for 24 hour). Pain...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Eydipour Z,Vaezi G,Nasehi M,Haeri-Rouhani SA,Zarrindast MR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and tuberculosis (TB) are diseases with effective available therapy. Treating patients who are afflicted simultaneously with both of these conditions is challenging due to significant drug interactions and the requirement of strict adherence to the multi-agent treatment regimen. Here...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Bhatnagar V,Adelakun A,Kendall T,Holtzman N,Farshidpour M,Stevenson B,Chen Q,Emadi A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary goal of therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B is suppression and long-lasting maintenance of hepatitis B virus DNA to its lowest possible level. The threshold of hepatitis B virus DNA level for therapy is > or = 10(5) copies/mL for HBeAg-positive patients and > or = 10(4) for those with HBeAg-negati...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Montazeri G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Consolidated Standards for Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) statement is a device to standardize reporting and improve the quality of controlled trials. The aim of this study is to determine the quality of controlled clinical trial reports by national peer-reviewed journals in Iran. METHODS:In a cross-sect...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Nojomi M,Ramezani M,Ghafari-Anvar A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for mental health care among children and adolescents in Iran, as in other low and middle income countries (LAMIC) remains mostly unmet. In this paper, we sought to provide an overview of the extent of unmet need and mental health services in Iran. We also aimed to propose approaches to address this...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Sharifi V,Mojtabai R,Shahrivar Z,Alaghband-Rad J,Zarafshan H,Wissow L

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although serological screening tests for blood-borne hepatitis viruses have effectively reduced the risk of HBV transmission through transfusion of infected blood, there is still a possibility that infected blood units from occult carriers being released into the blood supply. The aim of this study was to de...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Alizadeh Z,Milani S,Sharifi Z

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases (AD and PD) are the two most important neurodegenerative disorders. This paper aims to determine the possible molecular linkage between these two common neurodegenerative diseases by a combination of computational investigations. METHODS:According to our aim, common sets of ...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Rezaei-Tavirani M,Zamanian-Azodi M,Rajabi S,Masoudi-Nejad A,Rostami-Nejad M,Rahmatirad S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has brought about a significant change in care and treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. The present study was designed and conducted to evaluate different strategies of initial respiratory support (IRS) in VLBW neonates hosp...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Afjeh SA,Sabzehei MK,Khoshnood Shariati M,Shamshiri AR,Esmaili F

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Car accidents and gun-shot injuries are the most common causes of spinal cord injury. Five percent of those patients who have a complete spinal cord injury will experience improvement, to some extent. The lack of specific data in the literature regarding the outcome of earthquake related spinal cord injury justified u...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Karamouzian S,Saeed A,Ashraf-Ganjouei K,Ebrahiminejad A,Dehghani MR,Asadi AR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chorionic Villous Sampling (CVS) is a diagnostic method for determining genetic disorders. The present study aimed to determine the negative predictive value of the CVS in the diagnosis of major thalassemia in genetic laboratory of Dastgheib Hospital, Shiraz, Iran. METHODS:The present research was an evalua...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Ghahramani F,Alimohamadi Y,Mahboubi M,Afrasiabi A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous drug abuse is an increasing social and health problem. Repeated injuries to the veins, injection of some types of insoluble substances, and needle sharing habits result in various complications. Increasing incidence of major vascular complications has been reported worldwide. The objective of this study wa...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Mohammadzadeh MA,Hossain-Akbar M,Ejtemaee-Mehr S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a systematic literature review of studies that shed light on the health of migrants in Iran from the perspective of social justice. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed and Iranian databases, including IranMedex, Magiran, and SID, in June 2012. All studies that were published until June 2012...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Shamsi Gooshki E,Rezaei R,Wild V

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evans syndrome is a rare syndrome associated with the simultaneous or sequential development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Furthermore, acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome characterized by the rapid loss of kidney excretory function and is most often secondary...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Lin H,Wu K,Zhang W,Lin G,Cai C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of major chronic disease, which contributes substantially to the global burden of disease, death and disability. This study examined physical activity in a randomly selected sample of elderly people in Tehran, Iran. METHODS:A random sample of 400 elderly peop...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Salehi L,Eftekhar H,Mohammad K,Taghdisi MH,Shojaeizadeh D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Intellectual Disability (ID, also known as mental retardation) is a debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder affecting nearly 1% of the general population worldwide. Occurrence of behavioral disorders in individuals with ID is four times higher than that in the general population. An increasing number of studies seek...

journal_title：Archives of Iranian medicine

authors： Mehregan H,Najmabadi H,Kahrizi K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00