In vitro antioxidant properties of 2-imino-benzimidazole and 1,3-thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazolone derivatives
Antioxidant properties of 2-[2-imino-5-nitro-3-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol1-yl]-1-phenylethanone (compound 1) and 2-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-6-(phenylcarbonyl)[1,3]thiazolo[3,2a]benzimidazol-3(2H)-one (compound 2) were evaluated in vitro. Compounds 1 and 2 did not show significant radical scavenging activity. It has been suggeste...
By Katarina Tomović, Jelena Mrmošanin, Denitsa Yancheva, Anelia Mavrova, Andrija Šmelcerović
Pelvic ring injuries
Pelvis is a strong bony-ligamentous structure containing many organs, vessels and nerves. Three forces or a combination of those forces produce pelvic fractures. The main causes of pelvic fractures are traffic accidents and falls from height. Biomechanically pelvic ring can be stable or unstable. Biomechanically unstable pelvic ring after the injur...
By Saša Milenković, Milan Mitković
Primary aldosteronism: An analysis by speckle tracking echocardiography
Remodeling of the myocardium in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) is mediated by the presence of mineralocorticoid receptors on the myocytes and fibroblasts. The goal of this study was to analyze the effect of arterial hypertension and metabolic disorders on the cardiovascular system in patients with PA. We recruited 54 patients with PA, 32 ...
By Andryi Nykonenko, Iryna Zubryk, Oleksandr Podluzhnyi, Olrksandr Molodan, Sergii Bukhtii, Oleksandr Nykonenko
Assessment of women's knowledge, performance and attitude towards Pap smear test in Sabzevar, Iran (2015)
Cervical cancer is considered as a common female genital cancer. It is also recognized as the second most frequent cause of cancer-related death among women. It is estimated that in Iran cervical cancer ranks the 4th most frequent cancer in women. Therefore, with regard to the importance of Pap smear in preventing cervical cancer, together with the...
By Bibi Hoseini, Nematullah Shomoossi, Mohammad Rakhshani, Reihane Beinaghi
Relationship between perinatal period problems and developmental delay in children aged 4-24 months
Normal development is one of the reliable criteria for the assessment of children's health status. Perinatal events affect the future development of children. Nevertheless, there are different views on the impact of events in the perinatal period on child development. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perinatal period ...
By Masoumeh Kaviani, Zhaleh Ranjbaran, Roksana Janghorban
Severe respiratory complications in obese patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection: Characteristics and oxygen treatment
Considerable share of patients admitted to the intensive care unit, during the current Covid-19 pandemic, are obese. Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, higher endothelial injury, higher levels of angiotensinogen II and increased expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors in the adipose tissue. These alterations ...
By Vesna Marjanović
Effect of emergency severity index implementation on the waiting time for patients to receive health services in the emergency department
The waiting time for patients in the emergency department to receive health services influences many processes in this department. This research aimed to determine the effect of implementation and deployment of emergency severity index (ESI) on the waiting time for patients to receive health services in the emergency department. This quasi-experime...
By Akbar Sarvari, Hosein Habibzadeh, Leyla Alilu, Naser Sheikhi
Correlation between oxidative stress parameters and left ventricular geometry in patients with chronic heart failure
Oxidative stress, as one of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the reduction of myocardial contractility, stimulates the proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts and the activation of matrix metalloproteinases, which leads to extracellular matrix remodeling. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a well-known independent risk factor for cardi...
By Sandra Šarić, Tatjana Cvetković, Dejan Petrović, Valentina Mitić, Sanja Stojanović, Vladana Stoiljković, Marina Deljanin-Ilić
A narrative review on the characteristics and treatment of benign and malignant bone tumors
Bone tumors, including benign and malignant lesions, are not metastatic; however, they may appear in any part of the body skeleton. Distal femur and proximal tibia (around the knee joint) are the most prevalent sites. Most benign bone tumors are cartilaginous tumors, known as osteochondromas. Based on the reports, benign bone tumors are more freque...
By Frydoni Bahrami, Esmaeilnejad-Ganji Mokhtar
A new approach to maggot therapy for healing of diabetic foot ulcers
The use of maggot therapy (MT) is proving effective in the treatment of complicated diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Most of the previous studies have focused on the comparison of MT and routine treatment approaches for the management of DFUs. The aim of this study was to add MT to routine treatment line of DFUs as a new approach. In this study, the pr...
By Omid Dehghan, Tabaie Mehdi, Javad Rafinejad, Mehrangiz Toutonnchy, Amir Tiyuri, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Haghi Motevalli