BACKGROUND: Tobacco is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths worldwide. Health professionals are at the forefront of the war against tobacco. Because of this role tobacco use among health professionals, ...

Introduction: Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy of unknown etiology. Worldwide, each year, more than four million women develop preeclampsia and in developing countries, where prenatal care is not adequate, ...

Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. One of the expected treatments for CHD is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), particularly drug-eluting stent ...

Background: Sternal and leg wound infections following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) surgery are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality as well as cost of treatment. It is estimated that the average ...

BACKGROUND: Myocardial Infarction (MI) survivors are especially at increased risk for recurrent MI. Because of this increased risk of recurrences, cardiac rehabilitation should be carried out within the treatment process ...