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José Victor Rabelo Rodrigues, Murillo Macêdo Pinto, Roberto Miller Pires Figueredo, Helen de Lima, Rafael Souto, [...]
José Victor Rabelo Rodrigues, Murillo Macêdo Pinto, Roberto Miller Pires Figueredo, Helen de Lima, Rafael Souto, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20170062
Abstract Background: Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) in the Brazilian population, in populations not exposed to Césio-137, presents a prevalence of 28% nationwide. However, in the group of radioactivity victims, these values are unknown. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of hypertension in patients exposed to Cesium-137 in Goiânia, enrolled in the Sistema de Monitoramento dos Radioacidentados (SISRAD) (Radioactivtity Victims Monitoring System) of the Centro de Assistência aos Radioacidentados (C.A.R.A) (Assistence Center for Radioactivity Victims). Methods: This is a descriptive, observational cross-sectional […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases; Cesium; Cesium, Radioisotopos; Hypertension