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Effects of ionizing radiation on the heart.

Marjan Boerma, Vijayalakshmi Sridharan, Xiao-Wen Mao, Gregory A Nelson, Amrita K Cheema, Igor Koturbash, Sharda P Singh, Alan J Tackett, Martin Hauer-Jensen

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Review in Mutation research. Reviews in mutation research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 138 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Statins in Mitigating Anticancer Treatment-Related Cardiovascular Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  17. Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Survival Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer following Radiotherapy.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marjan BoermaUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Radiation Health, Little Rock, AR, United States. Electronic address: mboerma@uams.edu.
Vijayalakshmi SridharanUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Radiation Health, Little Rock, AR, United States.
Xiao-Wen MaoLoma Linda University, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda, CA, United States.
Gregory A NelsonLoma Linda University, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda, CA, United States.
Amrita K CheemaGeorgetown University Medical Center, Departments of Oncology and Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Washington, DC, United States.
Igor KoturbashUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Environment and Occupational Health, Little Rock, AR, United States.
Sharda P SinghUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Little Rock, AR, United States.
Alan J TackettUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Little Rock, AR, United States.
Martin Hauer-JensenUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Radiation Health, Little Rock, AR, United States; Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Surgical Service, Little Rock, AR, United States.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USLoma Linda University · USGeorgetown University · US

Funding

The Role o f Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) Bioavailability in Radiation-induced Skin InjuryP20GM109005 · NIGMS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI BOERMA, MARJAN · 2015 to 2024
$21.1M
Radiation-Induced Heart Disease: Mechanisms and InterventionsR01CA148679 · NCI · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI BOERMA, MARJAN · 2010 to 2014
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA148679NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article provides an overview of studies addressing effects of ionizing radiation on the heart. Clinical studies have identified early and late manifestations of radiation-induced heart disease, a side effect of radiation therapy to tumors in the chest when all or part of the heart is situated in the radiation field. Studies in preclinical animal models have contributed to our understanding of the mechanisms by which radiation may injure the heart. More recent observations in human subjects suggest that ionizing radiation may have cardiovascular effects at lower doses than was previously thought. This has led to examinations of low-dose photons and low-dose charged particle irradiation in animal models. Lastly, studies have started to identify non-invasive methods for detection of cardiac radiation injury and interventions that may prevent or mitigate these adverse effects. Altogether, this ongoing research should increase our knowledge of biological mechanisms of cardiovascular radiation injury, identify non-invasive biomarkers for early detection, and potential interventions that may prevent or mitigate these adverse effects.

Indexed as

Radiation, IonizingAnimalsCosmic RadiationHeartHumansModels, AnimalHeartInterventionLow-dose radiationRadiation-induced heart diseaseRadiation therapy

Identifiers

PMID27919338
PMCPMC5144922
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