Comparison of Ziziphus jujube Mill. Syrup versus polyethylene glycol in children with functional constipation: a randomized clinical trial.

Functional constipation is a common disorder of the gastrointestinal tract in children without specific treatment. Ziziphus jujuba has been used in traditional medicine for various diseases such as constipation. A safe and inexpensive treatment with few side effects can be used as an effective alternative to current medications.

Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in Children: Insights and Outcomes from Iran.

Objectives: Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition. This study aimed to identify clinical profiles and outcomes of ANEC while assessing the accuracy of severity scoring in the Iranian population.

Materials & Methods: The present study collected demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological data from children diagnosed with ANEC.

Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic findings in COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study.

There are still many gaps in our knowledge regarding the direct cardiovascular injuries due to COVID-19 infection. In this study, we tried to find out the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on cardiac function in patients without any history of structural heart disease by electrocardiographic and echocardiographic evaluations. This was a cross-sectional study on patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to Imam Reza hospital, Mashhad, Iran between 14 April and 21 September 2020.

Iranian traditional medicinal plants for management of chronic heart failure: A review.

Chronic heart failure is a public health problem with a high prevalence worldwide and an important topic in clinical cardiology. Despite of advances in the drug treatment strategy for heart failure, the number of deaths from this condition continues to rise. It will be a renewed focus on preventing heart failure using proven and perhaps novel drugs.

Two-stage revision of infected hip prosthesis after post-operative antibiotic therapy: An observational study.

Infection is a major threatening side effect after total hip arthroplasty (THA) that its management is so difficult and is accompanied by different complications. The aim of this study was to determine the outcomes of patients underwent 2-staged THA after a course of antibiotic therapy. It was an observational prospective study performed during 2009 and 2019.