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Mohammad Saeed Kalantari Meybodi,
Volume 6, Issue 4 (3-2018)
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Aim. The aim of this review was to investigate the effects of Crocus sativus (Saffron) on cardiovascular diseases from Iranian traditional medicine to modern phytotherapy.
Background. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) presently accounts for almost half of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and causes deaths of 17.3 million per year. Crocus sativus is one of the various traditional herbs that have been demonstrated to have therapeutic effects on cardiovascular disease. Crocus sativus, commonly known as Saffron, is a species of flowering plant of the Crocus genus in the Iridaceae family.
Method. Data were obtained from searching the scientific databases including Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and related Iranian traditional medicine books. The keywords included "Crocus sativus", "saffron", "cardiovascular diseases", "heart disease" and "therapeutic properties of saffron". Finally, searching in databases detected 58 records that 37 sources had the inclusion criteria and their full texts were carefully reviewed.
Findings. Crocus sativus shows antispasmodic, eupeptic, gingival sedative, anticatarrhal, nerve sedative, carminative, diaphoretic, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic, aphrodisiac, and emmenagogue activities. In addition, it is effective in treating cardiovascular disease. Crocus sativus extract has an anti-arrhythmic effect, vascular smooth muscle relaxant, blood pressure reducing effect and protective role on ischemic heart disease. Also, it can play an important role in stopping ischemic heart damage and be used as a new preventive tool for ischemic heart disease.
Conclusion. Many studies confirm that Crocus sativus has a wide range of pharmacological activities, but it seems more research is needed to evaluate these mechanisms.
Yaser Saeid, Abbas Ebadi, Hosein Mohammadi Roshan, Seyed Mohammad Saeid Ghiasi, Mohamad Hasan Kalantar, Seyed Tayeb Moradian,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (3-2024)
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Aim. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the incidence of complications after cardiac surgery in the period from the patient's admission to the ward to three days thereafter at Jamaran Heart Hospital in 2022-2023.
Background. Regarding the selected and proposed treatments for cardiovascular diseases, every year a large number of patients undergo heart and coronary artery bypass graft surgery and valve repair or replacement. According to the surgical procedure, there are many cardiac and non-cardiac complications for these patients.
Method. The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted between 2022 and 2023 in Jamaran Heart Hospital in Tehran, Iran. In this study, 254 patients who were candidates for heart surgery were recruited using convenience sampling method. Data were collected using demographic characteristics form, checklist for short-term complications after open heart surgery, and numerical pain scale. The time period of data collection was from the moment the patient entered the intensive care unit to the time of transfer to the ward (three days). The data were analyzed in SPSS version 22 using descriptive statistics.
Findings. Most of patients underwent valve surgery or combined valve and coronary artery graft surgery (68.1 percent). Most of patients were male (62.3 percent), and had a history of high blood pressure (60.5 percent). The mean of age and ejection fraction at discharge was 60.4 years and 48.4 percent, respectively. On the third day after surgery, the incidence of complications was as follows: atelectasis, 18.9 percent; pleural effusion, 15 percent; and pneumothorax, 2.8 percent. The highest average pain score was 3.74 when using incentive spirometry and 4.54 when coughing. Regarding arrhythmia, the highest rate was related to sinus tachycardia (12.6 percent) and atrial fibrillation (9.6 percent).
Conclusion. Goal-directed planning is necessary to manage complications after open heart surgery. Conducting more studies with the aim of investigating etiology and appropriate management of risk factors is also suggested.
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