Prevalence of cigarette smoking and smoking-related disease correlates in Iranian asymptomatic HBV carriers

Introduction: The possible hepatotoxic effect of cigarette smoking in HBV patients has been proposed by epidemiological and experimental studies, therefore we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of smoking and it’s correlat...

Predictors of atrial fibrillation in patients following isolated surgical revascularization. A metaanalysis of 9 studies with 28 786 patients

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common complication following cardiac surgery AF significantly increases the length of intensive care unit and hospitalization stay and worsens the early and long...

Neopterin and circulating adhesion molecules as prognostic markers in childhood asthma

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the serum levels of neopterin and circulating adhesion molecules sICAM-1, sE-selectin and sL-selectin in children with stable asthma in order to investigate thei...

Preprocedural fibrinogen levels and MACE after percutaneous coronary intervention

Introduction: Fibrinogen is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is related to the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. According to many studies elevated fibrinogen levels in patients with coronary angioplast...

Changes in plasma susceptibility to lipid peroxidation and vitamin C in preterm and full-term neonates