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Don ’t be Caught Half-dressed When Working with Radiation
AbstractA typical 2-piece personal protective equipment apron covers only half the body. However, with radiation exposure there is evidence of the following: (1) Left-sided head exposure estimates equal to 100,000 chest X-rays over a 20-year career, (2) direct linear relationship between stroke and concentration of dose, (3) increases in ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction, (4) accelerated aging processes, and (5) increased double-stranded DNA breaks in circulating lymphocytes when lower legs are exposed. Every exposure to ionizing radiation involves a health risk that accumulates. Interventionalists are treat...
Source: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology - December 15, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

“De-Risking” Risk Reduction Should Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Be the Gatekeeper to Preventive Pharmacotherapy With the Polypill? ∗
The cardiovascular disease (CVD) epidemic remains the leading cause of death worldwide (1). Widespread adoption of the Western diet and lifestyle by populations in emergent countries with low or middle income has resulted in dramatic increases in the incidence of coronary heart disease and stroke. An overwhelming proportion of the cardiovascular risk is explained by the cumulative presence of classic and potentially modifiable risk factors, and this effect does not seem to be influenced by sex, ethnicity, or geography (2). Therefore, to effectively reduce risk and improve outcomes, prevention strategies should be conducted...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - February 3, 2014 Category: Radiology Source Type: research