Background: Oral anticoagulation medication, warfarin, and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) may require long-term use which may affect patients’ satisfaction with their treatment and their quality of life (QOL).
Objective: To compare the quality of life and treatment satisfaction among groups of patients using different anticoagulant therapies (warfarin and NOAC).
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at Ibn Al-Bitar Hospital for cardiac surgery in Baghdad in the period from December 2022 to May 2023. The study population included a convenient sample of patients receiving either warfarin or non-vitamin k antagonist oral anticoagulants treatm
... Show MoreBackground: Oral anticoagulation medication, warfarin and non-vitamin k antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) may require long term use which may affect patients’ satisfaction with their treatment and their quality of life (QOL).
Objective: To compare the quality of life and treatment satisfaction among groups of patients using different anticoagulant therapies (warfarin and NOAC).
Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at Ibn Al-Bitar Hospital for cardiac surgery in Baghdad in the period between December 2022 to May 2023. The study population included a convenient sample of patients receiving either warfarin or non-vitamin k antagonist oral anticoa
تمهيــد: العلاقة بين مرض حساسية الحنطة وداء السكري - النوع الاول من الحقائق المثبتة عالميا وذلك بسبب الخلفية المناعية المشتركة لهما. وقد لا تظهر الاعراض المرضية الخاصة بحساسية الحنطة بصورة واضحة عند معظم المصابين بحساسية الحنطة او تظهر اعراض عامة غير تابعة لمرض معين مما يؤكد اهمية الكشف المبكر عن حساسية الحنطة عن طريق المتابعة المختبرية المناعية الدورية.
... Show MoreBackground: Diabetes is a chronic illness that requires continuing medical care to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complication. Eye
diseases are the most feared complication of diabetes. The main disorders include diabetic retinopathy, cataracts and glaucoma. Early detection of these conditions is
important to avoid risk of vision affection or even blindness.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors for eye problems among 20-65 years old diabetics' patients.
Methods: We studied 2540 diabetic patients selected from the Specialized Center for Endocrinology & Diabetes and the National Center for Treatment & Research of
Diabetes in Al-Mu
خلفية : تعد مضادات الاجسام الذاتية لمستضدات خلايا البنكرياس متنبأت الى مرض السكري نمط 1 ويكشف عنها في مرض السكري ذاتي المناعة المستتر في البالغين.
هدف الدراسة: هدفت الدراسة الى تمييز الأضطرابات الأيضية والمناعية في مرضى السكري ذوي الاجسام الذاتية لمستضدات خلايا البنكرياس الموجبة والسالبة.
مواد وطرائق العمل : عدد اجمالي 235 حالة مر
... Show Moreالخلفية: - ترتبط البدانة مع اضطرابات كبيرة في وظيفة الغدد الصماء ويعتبر الأنسولين في الدم المفرط ومقاومة الأنسولين من أفضل التغيرات المعروفة في السمنة، ولكن وأهميتها السريرية ليست محددة بوضوح.
هدف الدراسةِ: - لتَحرّي العلاقةِ بين الالفا-1 انتيتربسين واللبتين والاديبونكتين في مصلِ السمنه واكتِشاف الأهدافِ الجديدةِ لمُعَالَجَة السمنةِ والامراضِ المتل
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النظري: تعتبر الالتهابات وبصورة أكثر تحديدا السيتوكينات الالتهابية مقياسا مهما في تطور مضاعفات السكري كالاصابة بامراض الاوعية الدموية الدقيقة ، بالاضافة لذلك اعتلال الأعصاب ، اعتلال الشبكية و اعتلال الكلية .
الهدف: صممت هذه الدراسة لتقدير العلاقة بين بروتين سي الفعال العالي الحساسية والزلال البولي وأعتبارهما عامل خطورة للاصابة بأمراض القلب بين (30) مريض من
... Show MoreBackground: Cadmium (Cd) is an industrial and environmental pollutant that affect adversely a number of organs in humans and other mammals.
Objectives: To study the effect of cadmium on liver of mice.
Material and Methods: Male Balb/c mice weighing 30-32 gm, 60 days old, were treated intraperitoneally (ip) with (1-10mg/kg body wt. /CdCl2). The body weight, liver weight, histological examination of liver, SEM, metal analysis along with DNA ladder for apoptosis.
Results: Cadmium induced both a time, and dose dependent increase in apoptotic, severity of necrosis. Liver weight, body weight decreased with increase of dose, while metal content was increased by increase of dose.
Conclusion: It has been concluded that cadmium caused
Summary
Background:-Carotid body tumors is an uncommon disease entity in Iraq , presented with painless swelling below the angle of the mandible , and is usually benign .The author reviews his personal surgical challenge with eight cases having had this tumor during twelve years period
Patients and Methods:-Eight patients with carotid body tumors were managed during twelve years period (1994- 2005) in the Thoracic and Vascular Department of the Medical City Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq
Results:-These patients were retrospectively studied as regard their age, gender, clinical features, diagnostic methods, operative findings, surgical techniques and postoperative outcome.
Conclusion:-Early presentation
... Show MoreBackground: - Diabetic foot infections may be classified as superficial or deep. Bacteria are liable to enter any cut or ulcer causing infection. Defect in treatment of infected deep diabetic foot may result in oesteomyelitis, limb loss, and even death.
Methods: - Microorganisms were isolated and identified from both superficial & deep foot ulcers infection of (60) diabetic patients.
Results: - The present results showed that high incidence (30.8%) of Escherichia coli (E-coli) was isolated from dry - superficial foot ulcers followed respectively by Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis). 3.1 % and 15.4% of Proteus mirabilis (P. mirabilis), equal Percentages for Klebsiellae Pneumoniae (K. pneum
Background: Osteoporosis (OP) is a silent disease that affects the microarchitecture of the skeleton bones, leading to a drop in mineral levels and an increase in fracture rates. This condition is more common in women than men, especially postmenopausal women, due to decreased production of estrogen, a hormone that regulates bone formation and bone resorption. Oxidative stress is a known factor in the development of OP, resulting from an imbalance in the production of oxidants and antioxidants. Hip and arm fractures are particularly common in women with OP.
Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the activity of Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) and oxidative stress (OS) levels in postmenopausal women wi
... Show MoreBackground: Knowledge about the clinical problems during the fast of Ramadan is important in order to opens the way to further research aimed at discovering the significance of Ramadan fasting in patients with heart disease.
Patients and Methods: Eighty-six outpatients with heart disease with intention to fast were studied in the month of Ramadan 2010 (1430 H) at the Ibn Al-bitar Hospital. Detailed clinical and biochemical assessments were performed within 3 days before the start of Ramadan and then on the last day of Ramadan.
Results: There were 54 (62.8%) males and 32 (37.2%) females with a mean age of 56.3 years (range, 17-84 ). Forty-six patients (53%) had coronary artery disease, 23 patients (27%)
الخلفيه:Stathmin1 المعروف أي ًضا باسم metablastin )هو بروتين رئيسي إلزالة البلمرة في األنابيب الدقيقة ، يشارك في تقدم دورة الخلية وحركة
الخلية. تم العثور على Stathmin1 في بعض أنواع السرطان ومرتبط بتمايز الخاليا وتكاثرها
Stathmin1 هو بروتين فسفوري خلوي رئيسي ينظم ديناميكيات األنابيب الدقيقة ويرتبط باألنماط الظاهرية الخبيثة في أنواع مختلفة من السرطان ، بما
في ذلك سرطان الرئة ذو الخاليا غير الصغيرة.
المواد واألساليب
خلفيه الموضوع: اكثر اسباب اليرقان الانسدادي هو حصا القناه الصفراء,وهذا يمكن ان يولد مضاعفاه ووفياه مهمه.معالجه اليرقان الانسدادي الناتج من حصاه ه قناه الصفراء في تطور,عده طرق تشخيصيه وعلاجيه ادخلت في هذا الموضوع وكل منها له فوائده ومضاره.
هدف الدراسه:لغرض دراسه وتقييم معالجه اليرقان الانسدادي الناتج عن حصاه القناه الصفراء في مستشفى بغداد التعليمي.
... Show Moreالخلفية : التغيرات التي تحدث في في قابلية التخثر و النزف قد بينت في مرضى فقر دم البحر المتوسط نوع ب زيادة وقت البروثرومبين و البروثرومبين الجزئي و نقصان مستوى عوامل التخثر و مضادات التخثر الطبيعية قد بينت بصور مختلفة عن طريق الية تشمل زيادة قابلية حدوث خثرة دموية في بعض مرضى فقر دم البحر المتوسط و اصبحت واضحة تماما .
الاهداف : لتحليل التغيرات في قابلية التخثر و
... Show MoreBackground: Urinary bladder cancer (UBC) is the most common urinary tract malignancy, ranking tenth worldwide. In Iraq, UBC is ranked as the seventh most prevalent cancer among the top 10 cancers. Numerous established risk factors for bladder cancer including genetic and hereditary factors, smoking and nicotine behaviors, occupational exposure to certain chemicals and pigments, and environmental pollution from drinking water contaminated with arsenic may also be problems, as well as disorders including chronic cystitis, and infectious diseases like schistosomiasis. Urine cytology and cystoscopy are the gold standard for detecting UBC.
Objectives: To analyze and characterize urinary bladder cancer
... Show Moreهدف الدراسة: مقارنة النتائج الولادية الحاصلة في الحمل الذي يلي ولادة ميتة مع تلك الحاصلة عقب ولادة حية.
نوع الدراسة: دراسة وصفية مقطعية.
مكان الدراسة: مستشفى بغداد التعليمي من آذار لسنة ۲۰۰۸ ولغاية نيسان ۲۰۰۹
تصميم البحث: قمنا بجمع النساء خلال فترة حملهن الثاني. النساء اللاتي حملن بعد ولادة ميتة (رۥمزن بالمجموعة المعرضة) واللاتي حملن عقب ولادة
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خلفية الدراسة: الولادة المبكرة والخداجة المتعلقة بها لها عوامل مهيئة وبالتالي ازدياد معدل المراضة والوفيات في الفترة المحيطة بالولادة. متفاعلات الطور الحاد هي علامات التهاب التي تكون اما موجبة او سالبة تفسر بتفاعل المتفاعلات للاخماج التحت السريرية والتي تكون عادة مرتبطة مع الولادة المبكرة .
الهدف من الدراسة: تقييم دور متفاعلات الطور الحاد في النساء الحوامل مع الولادة
... Show Moreالمقدمة: الشرث مشكلة جلدية شائعة. تتوفر أساليب مختلفة من العلاج مع نتائج متضاربة. لايوجد علاج فعال وحيد مقبول عالمياً.
الهدف: لتقييم فعالية تادالافيل، وذلك مقارنة مع بينتوكسيفيليني أو البردنيزولون في علاج الشرث
المرضى والطرق: محاولة موازنة علاجية أجريت في قسم الأمراض الجلدية، مستشفى بغداد، بغداد، العراق، بين تشرين الثاني 2011، وآذار
... Show MoreBackground: Helicobacter pylori represents the major etiologic agent of gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcer disease and can cause gastric cancer. Diagnostic testing for Helicobacter pylori can be divided into invasive and non-invasive techniques based upon the need for endoscopy. Serological test is one of the non – invasive tests although measuring these antibodies is not reliable method of diagnosis but may be used in certain condition.
Objectives: To evaluate serum IgG antibodies against Helicobacter pylori by ELISA technique.
Patients and Methods: The current study consisted of 115 patients (74 males, 41 females) attending The Gastrointestinal tract Center and Gastroscopy department in Baghdad Medical City and was subjected
وجسدية مختلفة مثل التهاب العصب البصري و خلل حركي وحسي وتنسيقي . حديثا عدد من الدراسات توجهت لدراسة العلاقة بين بعض الجينات و مرض تصلب الاعصاب المتعدد. من بين هذه الجينات المهمة هو جين Foxp3.
الاهداف: الاهداف من العمل الحالي هو لدراسة التعبير جين (Foxp3) باستخدام تقنية تفاعل البلمرة المتسلسل ذي الزمن الواقعي ولتنفيذ تحليل الكروموسومات باستخدام خلايا الدم اللمفاوية المحيطية
... Show MoreBackground: Extreme obesity is recognized to be a risk factor for coronary heart disease. It is unclear whether overweight and normal weight also poses a risk.
Objective: The study aims to determine the effect of the body mass index on coronary arteries and left ventricular functions in patients with post myocardial infarction (MI) angina
Method: The study included 50 patients with the diagnosis of post MI angina consecutively admitted to the medical ward of Iraqi Center for Heart Disease. All patients underwent
coronary artery catheterization and Echocardiography for assessment of coronary artery and left ventricular functions
Results: The results of the study showed that there is a significant diff
Background:
type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is accompanied by the production of free radicals which will ultimately increase the level of oxidative stress.
Background:
Coriandrum sativum, Nigella sative, and Calendula officinalis are commonly used herbs in traditional medicine.
Background:
previous reports suggested a connection between hyperlipidemia and neuropathy
This prospective study involved one hundred patients with colostomies admitted at the Central Pediatric Teaching Hospital for colostomy closure over the period of two years (Jan.2000-
Jan2002).
Patients were divided in to two groups according to the technique of colostomy closure. In the first group, the closure was done by single layer of interrupted non-absorbable suture material; in the second group closure was done by double layer suturing technique. All patients were prepared by the same conventional method including fluid diet for three days
followed by two days washing enemas before operation with antimicrobial prophylaxis agents. Of these one hundred patients;(48) presented as cases of Hirschspr
Back ground: This is a prospective study of Head injury in Najaf.
Aim: to study the causes & out come & way of transferring the rat to the hospital & best way to investigate them.
Patients & methods:A prospective analytical study of 200 cases of Head injury patients, who were admitted to Saddam Teaching Hospital , in Najaf between 18 t" of November 1996 and 1st of September 1998.
Results: All age groups were included in this study, male to female ratio was 4:1 and the highest incidence was seen at the age group below 14 years. The two most common causes of
head injury were road traffic accident (RTA)(51 %) and assault (22%),of RTA pedestrians accounted for (87.25%). RTA accounted of (8
Background: Alcohol remains the single most significant cause of liver disease throughout the Western world, responsible for between 40 and 80% of cases of cirrhosis in different countries. There are no characteristic sonographic features of ALD. Many of the factors underlying the development of alcoholic liver injury remain unknown, and significant questions remain about the value of even very basic therapeutic strategies.
Patients and Methods: A total number of 50 patients with ALD were studied. Abdominal Doppler ultrasonography to determine the ratio of the left to right portal vein (PV) was done. They were compared with 50 healthy persons (control) and 50 patients with comparable CLD due to other causes.
Results: The diameter o