Men in Marital Relationships with Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Sexual health is an essential part of overall health and well-being. Breast cancer affects the marital relationships and sexual activity of patients and their sexual partners. The present qualitative study was conducted to discover the experiences of women undergoing breast cancer treatment and their husbands regarding marital relationships after breast cancer.

Association of Prior COVID-19 Infection with Risk of Breakthrough Infection Following Vaccination: A Cohort Study in Isfahan, Iran.

Background: Many people worldwide have developed a combination of natural and vaccine-induced immunity to COVID-19. This study investigated whether exposure to SARS-CoV-2 before full vaccination promotes protection against a breakthrough infection.

Methods: We studied a total of 2,902,545 people in the Isfahan COVID-19 Registry.

Anatomy education during COVID-19 era: Evaluation of an anatomy blended course for medical students.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a need to change traditional teaching methods. This study was conducted to evaluate the educational quality of a blended anatomy course and measure student satisfaction and knowledge after completing the course.

Materials And Methods: Tyler's model was used to develop a new blended curriculum.

Clinical Breast Cancer Registry of IR. Iran (CBCR-IR): Study Protocol and First Results.

Background: Breast cancer (BC), as a significant global health problem, is the most common cancer in women. Despite the importance of clinical cancer registries in improving the quality of cancer care and cancer research, there are few reports on them from low- and middle-income countries. We established a multicenter clinical breast cancer registry in Iran (CBCR-IR) to collect data on BC cases, the pattern of care, and the quality-of-care indicators in different hospitals across the country.

The role of serum lipid profile, fasting blood sugar, and body mass index on recurrence and metastasis in patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: A case-control study.

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death in women. The current study is designed to evaluate the association of lipid profiles, FBS, and body mass index (BMI) with BC recurrence and metastasis.

Materials And Methods: This is a case-control study on estrogen receptor-positive BC patients in Isfahan Province, Central Iran, between 2008 and 2020.

Effectiveness of online sexual education based on the extended PLISSIT model on sexual function and sexual satisfaction in women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Background: Despite therapeutic interventions having increased the survival rate of women with breast cancer, sexual dysfunction occurs in cancer survivors due to treatment. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of online sexual education, based on the Ex-PLISSIT model on sexual function and satisfaction, on women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Materials And Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental and interventional control study.

Pathology-based radiation dose in computed tomography: investigation of the effect of lung lesions on water-equivalent diameter, CTDIVol and SSDE in COVID-19 patients.

Lung lesions can increase the CT number and affect the water-equivalent diameter (Dw), Dw-based conversion factor (CFw), and Dw-based size-specific dose estimate (SSDEw). We evaluated the effect of COVID-19 lesions and total severity score (TSS) on radiation dose considering the effect of automatic tube current modulation (ATCM) and fixed tube current (FTC). A total of 186 chest CT scans were categorised into five TSS groups, including healthy, minimal, mild, moderate and severe.

Multiple sclerosis is associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes compared to the general population: A population-based study.

Background: We carried out the current study to compare COVID-19-related hospitalization and mortality rates between people living with multiple sclerosis (PLWMS) and MS-free controls from the Isfahan general population.

Method: In this retrospective population-based study, we used available data from four datasets of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences from January 1, 2020, to August 22, 2021. Data on all PLWMS, SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid antigen test, hospitalization, and death were included.

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of COVID-19 among 4,015 Neonates in Iran: Results of the National Study from the Iranian Maternal and Neonatal Network.

Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on pregnant women and neonates in Iran. This retrospective study describes the national experience among neonates having suspected and confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection following hospital admission to examine the epidemiology, demographic, and clinical features.

Study Design: All nationwide cases of suspected and confirmed neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection were drawn from the Iranian Maternal and Neonatal Network (IMaN) between February 2020 and February 2021.

Effectiveness of BBIBP-CorV vaccine in preventing SARS-CoV2 infection and severe outcomes in people living with multiple sclerosis: A population-based study.

Background: The objective of the present study was to estimate the effectiveness of the BBIBP-CorV vaccine (VE) in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection, related hospitalization, and death among people living with multiple sclerosis (PLWMS).

Methods: In this population-based retrospective observational study, data on all PLWMS, vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 tests, hospitalization, and deaths were collected in Isfahan, Iran between February 9, 2021, and November 4, 2021. We estimated the hazard ratio between vaccinated (partially and fully) and unvaccinated groups using the Andersen-Gill extension of the Cox proportional hazards model.

A silence full of words: sociocultural beliefs behind the sexual health of Iranian women undergoing breast cancer treatment, a qualitative study.

Purpose: Therapeutic interventions lead to impaired sexual health in women undergoing breast cancer treatment. There are some problem such as vaginal dryness, decreased libido, decreased sexual satisfaction, and decreased frequency of sexual intercourse among breast cancer survivors. This study was conducted to discover the sexual experiences of women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Patients and the Causes of Tendency to Use Such Treatments in Isfahan, Iran.

Background And Aim: The current study aimed to, first, investigate the frequency of cancer patients who receive complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), separated by the type of the disease, and second, to study their incentives and causes of use.

Materials And Methods: Following a cross-sectional design, cancer cases referred to referral centers of cancer in Isfahan province were studied. Data were collected using a researcher-developed checklist that included type of the disease, complementary medicine, and causes of a tendency to use CAM.

The prognostic significance of hematogones in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Background: Recent studies have demonstrated hematogones (HGs) expansion to be associated with favorable outcomes in hematological diseases, especially in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common form of cancer in children. As of now, minimal residual disease (MRD) remains the most compelling independent prognostic factor in childhood ALL.

Misdiagnosis of in a Case of Mixed Malaria, Lead to Wrong Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy, Splenectomy, and Partial Hepatectomy Due to Relapse: A Case Report.

Malaria is a multilateral parasitic infection, which causes wonderful mortality and morbidity worldwide. It sometimes accompanied a quaint appearance. An Iranian 50-year-old man was admitted to Omid, hospital, a specialized cancer hospital in Isfahan, Iran.

Long-Term Outcome of Photobiomodulation for Diabetic Macular Edema: A Case Report.

Macular edema is the major cause of decreased vision in patients with diabetes. Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation (PBM) have been reported with near-infrared irradiation. In this study, the efficacy and safety of PBM with near-infrared radiation in a patient with diabetic macular edema were assessed.

Managing Myocardial Infarction in the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Case Report.

Coronaviruses can cause viral pneumonia with extrapulmonary manifestations and complications. Many patients have either underlying cardiovascular disease or cardiac risk factors. Acute heart attacks are also frequent in severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is associated with high mortality.

Three-Dimensional Models: A Promising Tool To Scale-Up Breast Cancer Research.

Common models used in breast cancer studies, including two-dimensional (2D) cultures and animal models, do not precisely model all aspects of breast tumors. These models do not well simulate the cell-cell and cell-stromal interactions required for normal tumor growth in the body and lake tumor like microenvironment. Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models are novel approaches to studying breast cancer.

Risk and severity of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among patients with multiple sclerosis vs. the general population: a population-based study.

Background: We conducted this study to compare the risk of reinfection between multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and a control group without MS.

Method: In this retrospective study, data of all SARS-CoV-2 tests (n = 793,301) and almost all MS patients (n = 10,639) in Isfahan province were collected from January 01, 2020 to August 22, 2021. Of the 2196 MS patients and 793,301 persons from the general population who had been tested at least once, 3 control for each MS patient were identified, leaving 1560 MS patients and 4680 controls without MS.

Sexual health promotion interventional program for women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Protocol for a mix-methods study.

Background: Women undergoing breast cancer treatment, especially those of reproductive age, experience sexual health challenges. The aim of this study is to design an interventional program for promoting the sexual health of women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Materials And Methods: This is a mixed qualitative-quantitative exploratory study consisting of four phases.

Vitamin D Level in Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19 and Disease Progression.

Objective: There is no conclusive evidence to suggest vitamin D level can prevent or treat infection with the new coronavirus disease 2019. This study aimed to investigate the effects of serum level of vitamin D in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 on death, severity, and hospitalization duration.

Materials And Methods: Baseline characteristic of patients was extracted from the Isfahan coronavirus disease 2019 registry database (I-CORE).

RLMD-PA: A Reinforcement Learning-Based Myocarditis Diagnosis Combined with a Population-Based Algorithm for Pretraining Weights.

Myocarditis is heart muscle inflammation that is becoming more prevalent these days, especially with the prevalence of COVID-19. Noninvasive imaging cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can be used to diagnose myocarditis, but the interpretation is time-consuming and requires expert physicians. Computer-aided diagnostic systems can facilitate the automatic screening of CMR images for triage.

RF-CNN-F: random forest with convolutional neural network features for coronary artery disease diagnosis based on cardiac magnetic resonance.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a prevalent disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. Invasive coronary angiography is the reference standard for diagnosing CAD but is costly and associated with risks. Noninvasive imaging like cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) facilitates CAD assessment and can serve as a gatekeeper to downstream invasive testing.

FCM-DNN: diagnosing coronary artery disease by deep accuracy fuzzy C-means clustering model.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most challenging diseases in middle-aged and older people, which causes high mortality. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is known as a common cardiovascular disease. A standard clinical tool for diagnosing CAD is angiography.