Research progress in effects of ionizing radiation on the heart
- VernacularTitle:电离辐射对心脏影响的研究进展
- Author:
Dan LIU
1
;
Hanli XU
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Ionizing radiation; Radiation exposure; Radiation-induced heart disease; Negative effect
- From: Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2022;31(6):750-755
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: It has been recognized that long-term exposure of the heart to high-dose ionizing radiation can result in cardiac injury. Nevertheless, recent epidemiological, experimental, and clinical studies have demonstrated that exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation may also cause cardiovascular injury via various mechanisms. This article reviews the cardiac injury and potential cardiovascular risk caused by ionizing radiation, summarizes the currently available non-invasive approaches used for detecting radiation-induced cardiac injury, and proposes interventions to prevent and alleviate it, with the hope of providing a reference for early identification and interventions for radiation-induced cardiac injury.
