No abstract available.
Humans ; Iron* ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory*

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to identify the benefits of yoga in improving fitness and psycho-physiologic functions in females over 65 years, and to explain the mechanism of yoga's mind-body effect. METHOD: Participants were recruited from a senior welfare center in C city and randomly assigned to either the yoga group or the control group. The yoga group attended classes 3 days per week for 12 weeks while the control group continued with their regular daily activities. Senior fitness tests were performed, heart rate variability measured, and depression and quality of life (QOL) scores were obtained through a questionnaire before and after the 12 weeks. RESULTS: Overall, health-related physical fitness, except cardiorespiratory endurance, improved significantly in the yoga group. Likewise, parasympathetic nervous tone (high frequency power [HF]/low frequency power+HF) increased in this group, possibly due to meditation and yogic breathing. Depression and QOL scores significantly decreased and increased, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Yoga can be considered beneficial, improving health-related fitness, autonomic functions, and psychosocial health. Carefully planned yoga classes are an appropriate form of exercise for the elderly.
Aged ; Depression ; Female ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Meditation ; Physical Fitness ; Quality of Life ; Respiration ; Yoga ; Surveys and Questionnaires

No abstract available.
Humans ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory* ; Peritonitis*

No abstract available.
Hematocrit* ; Humans ; Renal Dialysis*

Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation (BPOP) otherwise known as Nora's lesion, is a benign surface tumor of the small tubular bone of the hands and feet with high probability of local recurrence. The report of BPOP in the foot is very rare in our country. We report a case of BPOP of proximal phalanx of right 3rd toe in 44-year-old female, successfully managed by en-bloc marginal excision with a review of the literatures.
Adult ; Female ; Foot ; Hand ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Toes

Background: We aimed to examine the feasibility of intensive lifestyle habituation with a subsequent home program, including forest-based exercise, as an alternative approach to conventional cardiac rehabilitation for both primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: A total of 28 participants were included in a 1-week intensive education program aimed at fostering desirable lifestyle habits in the study: 17 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and 11 participants at high risk of CAD. Subsequently, they engaged in a self-directed, home-based program that included unstructured exercise in an urban forest. The terrain of the urban forest was analyzed to estimate metabolic equivalent levels and to assess safety and accessibility for patient exercise. Results: Throughout the program, no adverse cardiac events were reported. Additionally, risk factors for CAD—including body composition, blood sugar levels, hemodynamic variables, total cholesterol levels, and cardiorespiratory endurance—showed significant improvement in both groups. Conclusions Intensive lifestyle habituation and unstructured, self-directed exercise in the forest were as effective and safe as conventional cardiac rehabilitation for patients with CAD. The study demonstrated that an urban forest could serve as a safe exercise environment in both primary and secondary prevention strategies for CAD.

Background: We aimed to examine the feasibility of intensive lifestyle habituation with a subsequent home program, including forest-based exercise, as an alternative approach to conventional cardiac rehabilitation for both primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: A total of 28 participants were included in a 1-week intensive education program aimed at fostering desirable lifestyle habits in the study: 17 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and 11 participants at high risk of CAD. Subsequently, they engaged in a self-directed, home-based program that included unstructured exercise in an urban forest. The terrain of the urban forest was analyzed to estimate metabolic equivalent levels and to assess safety and accessibility for patient exercise. Results: Throughout the program, no adverse cardiac events were reported. Additionally, risk factors for CAD—including body composition, blood sugar levels, hemodynamic variables, total cholesterol levels, and cardiorespiratory endurance—showed significant improvement in both groups. Conclusions Intensive lifestyle habituation and unstructured, self-directed exercise in the forest were as effective and safe as conventional cardiac rehabilitation for patients with CAD. The study demonstrated that an urban forest could serve as a safe exercise environment in both primary and secondary prevention strategies for CAD.

Background: We aimed to examine the feasibility of intensive lifestyle habituation with a subsequent home program, including forest-based exercise, as an alternative approach to conventional cardiac rehabilitation for both primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: A total of 28 participants were included in a 1-week intensive education program aimed at fostering desirable lifestyle habits in the study: 17 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and 11 participants at high risk of CAD. Subsequently, they engaged in a self-directed, home-based program that included unstructured exercise in an urban forest. The terrain of the urban forest was analyzed to estimate metabolic equivalent levels and to assess safety and accessibility for patient exercise. Results: Throughout the program, no adverse cardiac events were reported. Additionally, risk factors for CAD—including body composition, blood sugar levels, hemodynamic variables, total cholesterol levels, and cardiorespiratory endurance—showed significant improvement in both groups. Conclusions Intensive lifestyle habituation and unstructured, self-directed exercise in the forest were as effective and safe as conventional cardiac rehabilitation for patients with CAD. The study demonstrated that an urban forest could serve as a safe exercise environment in both primary and secondary prevention strategies for CAD.

Background: We aimed to examine the feasibility of intensive lifestyle habituation with a subsequent home program, including forest-based exercise, as an alternative approach to conventional cardiac rehabilitation for both primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: A total of 28 participants were included in a 1-week intensive education program aimed at fostering desirable lifestyle habits in the study: 17 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and 11 participants at high risk of CAD. Subsequently, they engaged in a self-directed, home-based program that included unstructured exercise in an urban forest. The terrain of the urban forest was analyzed to estimate metabolic equivalent levels and to assess safety and accessibility for patient exercise. Results: Throughout the program, no adverse cardiac events were reported. Additionally, risk factors for CAD—including body composition, blood sugar levels, hemodynamic variables, total cholesterol levels, and cardiorespiratory endurance—showed significant improvement in both groups. Conclusions Intensive lifestyle habituation and unstructured, self-directed exercise in the forest were as effective and safe as conventional cardiac rehabilitation for patients with CAD. The study demonstrated that an urban forest could serve as a safe exercise environment in both primary and secondary prevention strategies for CAD.

Cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery (CADPA) is a rare but a well-known cause of intermittent claudication, especially in young patients. The etiology of the disease is still controversial. Diagnosis starts with thorough history taking, physical examination, and radiography. A 44-year-old man presented with intermittent left calf claudication that had begun 9 months earlier (; the symptom-free interval was about 500 m). 3D-CT and CT-angiography revealed an oval cystic mass that compressed the popliteal artery, causing severe stenosis. Surgery was performed; the affected segment of the artery was successfully excised and replaced with an autogenous saphenous vein graft. Follow-up is on going. No cyst recurrence has so far been detected either clinically or by duplex-sonography during the 6-month postoperative period. The graft was patent and the patient was completely symptom free. Severe claudication in young patients, possibly without significant vascular risk factors, should prompt the clinical suspicion of CADPA.
Adult ; Arteries ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intermittent Claudication ; Physical Examination ; Popliteal Artery* ; Postoperative Period ; Radiography ; Recurrence ; Risk Factors ; Saphenous Vein ; Transplants