Background Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for COPD, leading to chronic airway
inflammation. We hypothesized that cigarette smoke induces structural and functional …

The current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which causes severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread since the end of 2019 from …

… Zarrintan contributed to manuscript drafting and interpretation of results. Dr. Sadeghi-Hokmabadi
contributed to the … Armin Zarrintan for their assistance during manuscript preparation. …

Background: Hydatid disease is one of the major world-wide health problems especially in
endemic countries. Due to lack of statistics about this disease, various aspects of hydatidosis …

Gallbladder carcinoma is a relatively uncommon cancer of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Medical
literature is full of nihilistic reports about the treatment of gallbladder carcinoma, especially …

Background Several reports have shown that ethnic and racial minority patients with chronic
limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) are more likely to undergo major amputation. Whether this …

In the industrial world, almost everyone is unavoidably exposed to ambient electromagnetic
field (EMF) generated from various technical and household appliances. Controversy exists …

Background A recent shift in the location where peripheral endovascular interventions (PVI)
are performed has occurred, from traditional settings such as hospital outpatient …

Introduction: Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for gastric cancer. However,
the overall prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma is poor and advanced disease may even …

Background Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) is a surgical treatment for lymphedema.
Multiple methods have been described and each has significant disadvantages. Study …