BACKGROUND Although high doses of ionizing radiation have long been linked to circulatory disease, evidence for an association at lower exposures remains controversial. However, recent analyses suggest excess relative risks at occupational exposure levels. OBJECTIVES We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize information on circulatory disease risks associated with modera...

One hundred forty-two deaths among 743 men ages 50 - 65 years who had been examined and followed 5 - 10 years were investigated and classified on the basis of clinical information from medical and non-medical observers, ECGs and autopsies. A classification based on the condition of the circulation immediately before death appears to be most relevant to studies of sudden death. In 58% of the cas...

This tale concentrates on a fatal affliction that has been permanently associated with human fate since time immemorial, well before Homo sapiens were even consciously aware of their existence. Incidentally, circulatory failure might have developed in the course of various severe diseases, cardiac defects, septic conditions, severe injuries; what is more – it could have been apparent in all age...

With the demonstration by Bing and associates that extensive collateral circulation between systemic and pulmonary arteries develops in some types of cyanotic congenital heart disease,' the question of whether other clinical states associated with cyanosis might also exhibit collateral circulation presented itself. The answer has appeared in the remarkable injection studies of Liebow and associ...

objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the quality of pre-hospital circulatory management in patients with multiple trauma. patients and methods this was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2013. the study population consisted of all patients with multiple trauma who had been transferred by emergency medical services (ems) to the central trauma department in kashan shahid beheshti...

Exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation, such as those received during radiotherapy, leads to increased risk of circulatory diseases.. Emerging evidence of excess risks of circulatory diseases after exposure to doses well below those considered previously as safe warrants epidemiological studies of populations exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation. The purpose of our study was to eva...

INTRODUCTION The West Bank in the Palestinian Territories is undergoing an epidemiologic transition. We provide a general description of mortality from all causes, focusing on chronic disease mortality in adults. METHODS Mortality data analyzed for our study were obtained from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the West Bank for 1999 through 2003. Individual information was obtained from d...

Studies of residents in communities with high endemic concentrations of arsenic in drinking water suggest a deleterious effect on the circulatory system; however, studies among workers with high occupational exposures generally have shown either no or weak associations. This discrepancy could be a result of the healthy worker effect, including the healthy hire component and the healthy worker s...