Mutation Analysis of the Mitochondrial tRNA Genes in Iranian Coronary Atherosclerosis Patients.

Background: Atherosclerosis is a disease that affects large and medium size arteries in the body that underlies coronary heart disease. Several nucleotide changes in mitochondrial tRNA genes have been reported in various diseases. The purpose of the study was to identify hotspot mitochondrial tRNA mutations in atherosclerotic patients.

Incidence of sexual dysfunction in men after cardiac surgery in Afshar hospital, Yazd.

Background: Successful rehabilitation of cardiac surgery patients should include consideration of their sexual activity, but there is paucity of data regarding this matter.

Objective: This study determined the incidence and type of sexual dysfunction in our patients.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred-seventy nine men with age under 70 years old who had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), valvular, or other types of cardiac surgery from Dec.