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Evaluation of Diagnostic Values of Clinical Assessment in Determining the Maturation of Arteriovenous Fistulas for Satisfactory Hemodialysis.

Advanced biomedical research

Salimi F, Shahabi S, Talebzadeh H, Keshavarzian A, Pourfakharan M, Safaei M.
PMID: 28349021
Adv Biomed Res. 2017 Mar 01;6:18. doi: 10.4103/2277-9175.201330. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Fistulas are the preferred permanent hemodialysis vascular access, but a significant obstacle to increasing their prevalence is the fistula's high "failure to mature" (FTM) rate. This study aimed to identify postoperative clinical characteristics that are predictive of fistula...

Numerical investigation of the flow field in realistic nasal septal perforation geometry.

Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.)

Faramarzi M, Baradaranfar MH, Abouali O, Atighechi S, Ahmadi G, Farhadi P, Keshavarzian E, Behniafard N, Baradaranfar A.
PMID: 24988523
Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2014 Jul;5(2):70-7. doi: 10.2500/ar.2014.5.0090. Epub 2014 Jul 01.

The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are used to evaluate the physiological function of the nose. We evaluated the aerodynamics of the nasal cavity in a patient with septal perforation (SP), pre- and postvirtual repair. Three-dimensional nasal models were reconstructed,...

Patients' Experience of Tuberculosis Treatment Using Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Course (DOTS): A Qualitative Study.

Iranian Red Crescent medical journal

Behzadifar M, Mirzaei M, Behzadifar M, Keshavarzi A, Behzadifar M, Saran M.
PMID: 26023334
Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2015 Apr 25;17(4):e20277. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.17(4)2015.20277. eCollection 2015 Apr.

BACKGROUND: Despite effective diagnosis and treatment, prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) is still growing. The directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) strategy to treat TB was introduced by the World Health Organization more than a decade ago. Little is known about...

Regulation of Intestinal Immune Responses through TLR Activation: Implications for Pro- and Prebiotics.

Frontiers in immunology

de Kivit S, Tobin MC, Forsyth CB, Keshavarzian A, Landay AL.
PMID: 24600450
Front Immunol. 2014 Feb 18;5:60. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00060. eCollection 2014.

The intestinal mucosa is constantly facing a high load of antigens including bacterial antigens derived from the microbiota and food. Despite this, the immune cells present in the gastrointestinal tract do not initiate a pro-inflammatory immune response. Toll-like receptors...

Dietary Fiber Treatment Corrects the Composition of Gut Microbiota, Promotes SCFA Production, and Suppresses Colon Carcinogenesis.

Genes

Bishehsari F, Engen PA, Preite NZ, Tuncil YE, Naqib A, Shaikh M, Rossi M, Wilber S, Green SJ, Hamaker BR, Khazaie K, Voigt RM, Forsyth CB, Keshavarzian A.
PMID: 29462896
Genes (Basel). 2018 Feb 16;9(2). doi: 10.3390/genes9020102.

Epidemiological studies propose a protective role for dietary fiber in colon cancer (CRC). One possible mechanism of fiber is its fermentation property in the gut and ability to change microbiota composition and function. Here, we investigate the role of...

Comparison of the Effect of Topical Application of Rosemary and Menthol for Musculoskeletal Pain in Hemodialysis Patients.

Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research

Keshavarzian S, Shahgholian N.
PMID: 29184581
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2017 Nov-Dec;22(6):436-441. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_163_16.

BACKGROUND: Pain is the most common problem experienced by hemodialysis patients, especially musculoskeletal pain in lower extremities, which is usually not completely treated and adversely affects their quality of life. The present study was conducted with the aim to...

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Middle East journal of digestive diseases

Behzadifar M, Lankarani KB, Abdi S, Taheri Mirghaed M, Beyranvand G, Keshavarzi A, Ghoreishinia G, Rezapour A, Behzadifar M.
PMID: 27698968
Middle East J Dig Dis. 2016 Jul;8(3):189-200. doi: 10.15171/mejdd.2016.31.

BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of common causes of viral hepatitis worldwide with higher prevalence in tropical and subtropical regions. Although epidemics of HEV have been reported from Iran, there are variable reports of this infection out...

Family Physicians' satisfaction with factors affecting the dynamism of the urban family physician program in the Fars and Mazandaran provinces of Iran.

Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia

Kabir MJ, Hassanzadeh-Rostami Z, Ashrafian Amiri H, Nasrollapour Shirvani SD, Keshavarzi A, Hosseini S.
PMID: 32175038
Malays Fam Physician. 2019 Dec 31;14(3):28-36. eCollection 2019.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A successful family physician program needs ongoing and full cooperation between people and the organizations in charge. Ensuring the satisfaction of family physicians through improvement of the underlying factors could motivate them to provide high-quality services....

Mortality and Body Mass Index in Burn Patients: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Burn Center in Southern Iran.

World journal of plastic surgery

Keshavarzi A, Kardeh S, Dehghankhalili M, Varahram MH, Omidi M, Zardosht M, Mehrabani D.
PMID: 31620342
World J Plast Surg. 2019 Sep;8(3):382-387. doi: 10.29252/wjps.8.3.382.

BACKGROUND: The role of obesity has been widely studied as a determinant factor of increasing mortality in surgical patients. In this study we aimed to investigate the association of mortality determinants with obesity classification and BMI score in burn...

Influence of adjuvant clonidine on mania, sleep disturbances and cognitive performance - Results from a double-blind and placebo-controlled randomized study in individuals with bipolar I disorder during their manic phase.

Journal of psychiatric research

Ahmadpanah M, Pezeshki R, Soltanian AR, Jahangard L, Dürsteler KM, Keshavarzi A, Brand S.
PMID: 34990968
J Psychiatr Res. 2021 Dec 21;146:163-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.035. Epub 2021 Dec 21.

BACKGROUND: While the favorable effect of adjuvant clonidine in the treatment of acute mania has been observed already about 40 years ago, this line of treatment has not been further investigated. Here, we resumed this topic, and we tested...

The human gut microbiome and health inequities.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Amato KR, Arrieta MC, Azad MB, Bailey MT, Broussard JL, Bruggeling CE, Claud EC, Costello EK, Davenport ER, Dutilh BE, Swain Ewald HA, Ewald P, Hanlon EC, Julion W, Keshavarzian A, Maurice CF, Miller GE, Preidis GA, Segurel L, Singer B, Subramanian S, Zhao L, Kuzawa CW.
PMID: 34161260
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jun 22;118(25). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2017947118.

Individuals who are minoritized as a result of race, sexual identity, gender, or socioeconomic status experience a higher prevalence of many diseases. Understanding the biological processes that cause and maintain these socially driven health inequities is essential for addressing...

Estimating the prevalence and incidence of treated type 2 diabetes using prescription data as a proxy: A stepwise approach on Iranian data.

Heliyon

Mirahmadizadeh A, Banihashemi SA, Hashemi M, Amiri S, Basir S, Heiran A, Keshavarzian O.
PMID: 34179534
Heliyon. 2021 Jun 09;7(6):e07260. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07260. eCollection 2021 Jun.

AIMS: Type 2 diabetes is a serious health challenge, and large-scale studies on its prevalence in Iran are lacking. In pharmacoepidemiology, case-finding can be done by reviewing the prescription databases for specific drug(s) prescribed for a disease. We aimed...

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