Non-cancer atherosclerotic effects associated with environmental and therapeutic radiation doses: the Chernobyl thyroid cancer children study

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 9;168(4):4255-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.161. Epub 2013 May 9.

Authors

Rosa Maria Bruno¹, Rosa Sicari, Anca Irina Corciu, Elisabetta Bianchini, Francesco Faita, Rossella Di Stefano, Alessandro Antonelli, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Eugenio Picano

Affiliation

¹ CNR, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: rosam.bruno@gmail.com.

PMID: 23664051
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.161

No abstract available

Keywords: Endothelial function; Endothelial progenitor cells; Exposure to radiation; Vascular function.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis
Carotid Artery Diseases / epidemiology*
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident*
Child
Environmental Exposure / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Male
Radiation Dosage*
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Thyroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Young Adult