Validity of Self-reported Hypertension and Factors Related to Discordance Between Self-reported and Objectively Measured Hypertension: Evidence From a Cohort Study in Iran.

Objectives: Self-reporting can be used to determine the incidence and prevalence of hypertension (HTN). The present study was conducted to determine the validity of self-reported HTN and to identify factors affecting discordance between self-reported and objectively measured HTN in participants in the Ravansar Non-Communicable Diseases (RaNCD) cohort.

Methods: The RaNCD cohort included permanent residents of Ravansar, Iran aged 35-65 years.

The Effective Factors for Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Adults: A Need Assessment Study Based on Trans-Theoretical Model.

Introduction: The World Health Organization recommended consuming at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables (FV) per day in order to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The purpose of this study is to determine the influential factors related to intake of FV among adults in Kermanshah city based on Transtheoritical Model.

Material & Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which is conducted in Kermanshah city.

Antihyperlipidemic Effect of Syrian Mesquite (Prosopis farcta) Root in High Cholesterol Diet-Fed Rabbits.

Prosopis farcta root has been proposed as an efficacious natural drug for cardiovascular disorders in traditional medicine. The present study evaluates the efficacy of aqueous extract of Prosopis farcta root on experimental atherosclerosis development in rabbits with high cholesterol diet-induced hypercholesterolemia. Serum lipid parameters were significantly increased in the high cholesterol diet groups in comparison with the normal control group (P < .

The Value of Pre- and Post-Stenting Fractional Flow Reserve for Predicting Mid-Term Stent Restenosis Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Measuring fractional flow reserve (FFR) in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has predictive value for PCI outcome. We decided to examine the utility of pre- and post-stenting FFR as a predictor of 6-month stent restenosis as well as MACE (major adverse cardiac events). Pre- and post-stenting FFR values were measured for 60 PCI patients.

Abnormal ECG patterns in chronic post-war PTSD patients: a pilot study.

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric syndrome associated with high levels of sympathetic activation of the autonomic nervous system. Individuals diagnosed with PTSD have a high propensity for electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, atrioventricular conductive defects, and cerebrovascular incidents.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate ECG abnormalities in post-war PTSD patients.

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in left ventricular dysfunction.

Between August 2004 and May 2006, 124 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with ejection fractions View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Efficient Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles and pyrrole with enones and nitroalkene in water.

An operationally simple and entirely green protocol for heteropoly acid (10 mg) catalyst conjugate addition of indoles and pyrrole to unsaturated carbonyl compounds and nitroalkene in water at ambient temperature in good to excellent yields has been developed.

Straightforward and highly efficient catalyst-free one-pot synthesis of dithiocarbamates under solvent-free conditions.

[Structure: see text] A highly efficient and simple synthesis of dithiocarbamates is possible based on the one-pot reaction of amines, CS2, and alkyl halides without using a catalyst under solvent-free conditions. The mild reaction conditions, high yields, and broad scope of the reaction illustrate the good synthetic utility of this method. The reaction is a highly atom-economic process for production of S-alkyl thiocarbamates and successfully can be used in high quantities in the pharmaceutical or agrochemical industries.

Highly efficient one-pot three-component Mannich reaction in water catalyzed by heteropoly acids.

[reaction: see text] Heteropoly acids efficiently catalyzed the one-pot, three-component Mannich reaction of ketones with aromatic aldehydes and different amines in water at ambient temperature and afforded the corresponding beta-amino carbonyl compounds in good to excellent yields and with moderate diastereoselectivity. This method provides a novel and improved modification of the three-component Mannich reaction in terms of mild reaction conditions and clean reaction profiles, using very a small quantity of catalyst and a simple workup procedure.

One-pot synthesis of dithiocarbamates accelerated in water.

Highly efficient one-pot reactions of amines and carbon disulfide with alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds were carried out in water under a mild and green procedure with high yields.

Highly chemoselective addition of amines to epoxides in water.

Aminolysis of a variety of epoxides by aliphatic and aromatic amines in water, in the absence of any catalyst with high yields, is reported. Beta-amino alcohols were formed under mild conditions with high selectivity and in excellent yields. [reaction: see text]