Radiation-Induced Heart Diseases: Protective Effects of Natural Products
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for the majority of deaths worldwide. Radiation-induced heart diseases (RIHD) is one of the side effects following exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). Exposure could be from various forms such as diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy for cancer treatment, as well a...
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| author | Ahmed Eleojo Musa Dheyauldeen Shabeeb |
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| description | Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for the majority of deaths worldwide. Radiation-induced heart diseases (RIHD) is one of the side effects following exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). Exposure could be from various forms such as diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy for cancer treatment, as well as nuclear disasters and nuclear accidents. RIHD is mostly observed after radiotherapy for thoracic malignancies, especially left breast cancer. RIHD may affect the supply of blood to heart muscles, leading to an increase in the risk of heart attacks to irradiated persons. Due to its dose-limiting consequence, RIHD has a negative effect on the therapeutic efficacy of radiotherapy. Several methods have been proposed for protection against RIHD. In this paper, we review the use of natural products, which have shown promising results for protection against RIHD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f4c1ed344cc4db6ae9fc6283cc813d22023-09-03T00:33:11ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2019-05-0155512610.3390/medicina55050126medicina55050126Radiation-Induced Heart Diseases: Protective Effects of Natural ProductsAhmed Eleojo Musa0Dheyauldeen Shabeeb1Department of Medical Physics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), International Campus, Tehran 1416753955, IranDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Misan, Misan 62010, IraqCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for the majority of deaths worldwide. Radiation-induced heart diseases (RIHD) is one of the side effects following exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). Exposure could be from various forms such as diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy for cancer treatment, as well as nuclear disasters and nuclear accidents. RIHD is mostly observed after radiotherapy for thoracic malignancies, especially left breast cancer. RIHD may affect the supply of blood to heart muscles, leading to an increase in the risk of heart attacks to irradiated persons. Due to its dose-limiting consequence, RIHD has a negative effect on the therapeutic efficacy of radiotherapy. Several methods have been proposed for protection against RIHD. In this paper, we review the use of natural products, which have shown promising results for protection against RIHD.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/5/126ionizing radiationheart diseaseradiotherapynatural productscancerinflammation |
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| title | Radiation-Induced Heart Diseases: Protective Effects of Natural Products |
| title_full | Radiation-Induced Heart Diseases: Protective Effects of Natural Products |
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| title_short | Radiation-Induced Heart Diseases: Protective Effects of Natural Products |
| title_sort | radiation induced heart diseases protective effects of natural products |
| topic | ionizing radiation heart disease radiotherapy natural products cancer inflammation |
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