Showing 7 results for Blood Pressure
Farshad Amirkhizi , Fereidon Siassi , Sara Minaie , Mahmood Jalali , Ahmad Reza Dorosty Motlagh , Maryam Chamari ,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (1-2009)
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Amirkhizi F1, Siassi F2, Minaie S3, Djalali M2, Dorosty Motlagh AR4, Chamari M3 1. MSc, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Faculty of Health, Zabol University of Medical Scences 2. Professor, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Scences 3. MSc, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Scences 4. Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Scences Abstract Background: High blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, anthropometric indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) can independently and sometimes more severely lead to BP changes. The objective of this study was to assess BP status and its relationship with anthropometric indices among women in rural areas of Kerman province, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 370 women of reproductive age (20-45 years old). General information were gathered from each sample using questionnaire and face-to-face interview. Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences were measured and BMI and WHR were calculated for each subject. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient tests. Results: 15.9% and 22.8% of subjects were obese and abdominal obese (WHR>0.8) respectively. 14.3% of subjects were also hypertensive. BP significantly increased with weight, BMI, WHR, waist circumference and number of pregnancy. Furthermore, BMI was positively associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (r =0.26, p<0. 002 and r =0.32, p<0.0001 respectively).There was also a positive correlation between WHR with SBP (r =0.22, p<0.003) and DBP (r =0.24, p<0.002). In addition, waist circumference was positively correlated with DBP (r =0.18, p<0.05). Conclusion: Anthropometric indices have positive and significant correlation with blood pressure changes in women of reproductive age. It is generally recommended to consider weight control and body fitness for hypertension prevention in women.
Babak Baharvand , Mehrdad Namdari , Masoume Ghafarzadeh ,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (3-2009)
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Background: The virtual rise of blood pressure resulted from stress, that is observed in subjects that are tested in medical centers, can be oftenly corrected by holter. This phenomenon causes such persons not to response to the common anti blood pressure treatments (2). Materials and methods: This descriptive study was conducted 2006-2007 at the heart clinic of Shohadaye–Ashayer hospital in Khorramabad during 2006-2007 to investigate the rate of stress induced H. T. N Coming to the clinics. The cases (N=200) were measured for their blood pressure with the standardized mercury devices. If the rate of their blood pressure was high, normal or mild to moderate HTN, they were measured at home with the Interface I. F 250 model of Holter monitoring for 24 hours. Then, using the t-test and SPSS, the rate of blood pressure in the both methods were compared and analyzed. Results: The comparison of blood pressure at the clinic and the 24-hours blood pressure measurement with the Holter monitoring showed that 35% of those who fell into two groups of mild and moderate hypertension at the clinic had a normal blood pressure, 70 subjects were suffering from high blood pressure, 20 cases were suffering from diabetes, 98 from hyperlipidemia while 76 patients were smokers, also 130 of them had familial hypertensive records. The statistical t-test demonstrated a significant difference between the average rate of systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the clinic and the 24-hour monitoring of blood pressure with the Holter (P<0. 001). Conclusion: In this study, the comparison of blood pressure valve at the clinic and the value of blood pressure during 24 hours using monitoring showed that 35% of the cases undergoing pharmacologic and non- pharmocologic treatments routinely and by the measurement of blood pressure at the clinic and / or at the doctor’s office did not need any treatment as their blood pressure were in the normal range (4, 5 ). Regarding the considerable difference between the blood pressure measured in the clinic and the 24-hour blood pressure at home, it is necessary to use the Holter monitoring for most of the patients suffering from the mild and/or moderate blood pressure (8).
Shirin Hasanvand, Seyed Saeid Najafi, Mansore Forozy, Sakine Mohammad Alizade , Dr Ali Akbar Haghdoost,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (3-2011)
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High blood pressure is a disorder associated with stress. In numerous people, behavioral strategies or stress management interventions such as relaxation and massage are useful in control of their response to stress and consequently , the reduction of blood pressure. Regarding to more effects of combinational intervention therapy based on behavioral methods rather than application of pharmacotherapy , it is expected that the use of these methods including massage is more effective in decreasing blood pressure. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental,based on pilot study, 90 hypertensive patients were chosen and their blood pressure and radial pulse were measured in 20 sessions during 5 weeks before and after back massage on Saturdays and Tuesdays and without massage on Sundays and Wednesdays . Data were collected by a demographic questionnaire and check list to record blood pressure and pulse, then these data were analyzed by STATA software. Results: The results showed that there was a decrease in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure and radial pulse by 6.3 and 3.9 mmHg and 2.9 beats per minute (p=0.0001). Conclusion: The results revealed that massage had decreasing effect on blood pressure and pulse of the primary hypertensive patients . Use of stress management interventions such as massage is an acceptable, simple and teachable method to families for better control of the disease.
Samira Babaeian Amini, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi Mameghani , Mitra Niafar,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (12-2016)
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Background : Diabetes mellitus is one of the prevalence metabolic disorders in the worldwide. Studies have shown that fruits, vegetables and drinks that are rich in phenolic and antioxidants components may reduce cardiovascular and diabetes diseases. One of these fruits is Pomegranate that is rich in phelavonoid. Therefore, this study was designed to determine pomegranate juice effect on fast blood sugar, lipid profile, anthropometry, total antioxidant capacity and blood pressure in diabetic patients.
Materials and Methods: In the present study, 50 patients with diabetes aged 30-50 were recruited into the study and randomly assigned into 2 groups:1) intervention group (n=25) that fed 240cc pomegranate juice daily, 2) control group (n=25) that fed 240cc water daily. Weight, hip circumstance, waist circumstance, lipid profile (HDL-C, LDL-C, TG, TC) glucose, HbA1C, GPX, total antioxidant capacity, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured at the baseline and end of 8 weeks.
Results: Insulin resistance, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body weight, hip circumstance, waist circumstance decreased significantly and GPX increased in intervention group whereas pomegranate juice had no significant effect on glucose, HbA1C, lipid profile and total antioxidant capacity.
Conclusion: These findings indicate that beneficial effect of pomegranate juice on insulin resistance, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body weight, hip circumstance, waist circumstance, GPX
Azam Darvishi, Masoud Chegeni, Hasan Tymouri , Rahim Mirnasury, Fatemeh Hafezi,
Volume 18, Issue 4 (3-2017)
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Background: physical activities play an important role in increasing heart and blood vessels performance. The aim in this is determining the influence of 10 weeks aerobic exercise and 6 weeks non exercise on relaxation blood pressure of healthy non athletic girl students.
Materials and Methods: In this semi experimental study 27 non athletic female students with 22/30± 1/70 were selected voluntary and attended the 10 weeks program, three sessions with 55 to 80% extra systole.
After 10 weeks aerobic exercise, volunteers spent 6 weeks without exercise. Before starting the aerobic term, after non exercise term, after exercise term and also after non exercise term, relaxation blood pressure of the volunteers were measured by mercury Richter pizometer.
Results: The results showed that there is a meaningful difference between volunteers relaxation systolic blood pressure in pre and post test and also in post test 1 and 2, but there is not any meaningful difference between volunteers relaxation systolic blood pressure in these tests.
Conclusion: 10 week aerobic and immediately 6 week without exercise can be effective in relaxation blood pressure
Amene Mahmoodi, Elham Shahabpoor, Mustafa Moradi Sarabi, Sedigheh Tahmasebi, Maryam Koushkie Jahromi,
Volume 21, Issue 3 (11-2019)
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Background: Breast cancer and its treatments induce various physical complications, including cardiovascular problems. Exercise training is one of the recommended methods for preventing or reducing these complications. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of 8 weeks of Pilates exercises on cardiovascular indices in breast cancer patients.
Materials and Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial. Participants of the study included 30 female breast cancer patients who participated in the study voluntarily. They were randomly divided into two groups of the exercise (n=15) and the control (n=15). The exercise group performed Pilates exercise for 8 weeks, 3 days a week, for 60 min per session, but the control group did not participate in any regular physical activity. The resting heart rate and systolic as well as diastolic blood pressure were measure using a blood pressure monitor device prior to and after the training period of the both groups. Subsequently, the rate pressure product and the resting systolic heart rate were separately multiplied by resting heart rate. Analysis of covariance statistical test was used to carry out data analysis.
Results: Pilates exercises decreased systolic blood pressure (P<0.035), heart rate (P<0.02) and rate pressure product (P<0.003) in breast cancer women, but did not have any effect on their diastolic blood pressure (P<0.18).
Conclusion: Women with breast cancer are recommended to perform Pilates exercises for the improvement of their cardiovascular indices.
Zahra Haghighatian, Pegah Shakib, Rasool Mohammadi, Amir Momenizadeh,
Volume 26, Issue 3 (10-2024)
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Background: COVID-19 infection initially results in respiratory complications; however, it may be associated with a hypercoagulable state, leading to arterial and venous thromboembolism. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the frequency of thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients admitted to Shahid Rahimi Hospital in Khorramabad.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional (analytical) study, all patients with COVID-19 were admitted to Shahid Rahimi Hospital in Khorramabad from October 2020 to the end of September 2021. Laboratory and clinical variables of patients with positive polymerase chain reaction tests were collected. The incidence of thromboembolism was investigated in patients with radiological reports, and then the data were analyzed using SPSS25 software. The significance level was considered at < 0.05.
Results: Out of 3,612 patients with COVID-19, 19 had pulmonary thromboembolism. Diabetic patients accounted for 2.5%, patients with a history of hypertension accounted for 1.8%, and patients with a history of heart disease accounted for 1.5% of pulmonary thromboembolism cases. Patients with a smoking history constituted 0.5%, deceased patients represented 0.8%, and discharged patients also accounted for 0.5% of pulmonary thromboembolism cases. Patients who received at least one dose of the vaccine made up 0.4%, and patients with a previous COVID-19 infection accounted for 0.5% of pulmonary thromboembolism cases. There was a significant correlation between diabetes, hypertension, age, and a previous history of COVID-19 with the incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Diabetes and high blood pressure increase the risk of pulmonary embolism in COVID-19. Therefore, those suffering from underlying diseases need more care regarding COVID-19.
