Efficiency of treatment of cardiovascular diseases among the Chernobyl emergency accident workers

«Radiation and Risk», 2011, vol. 20, no. 3, pp.47-57

Authors

Meshkov N.A.1 – Honoured Doctor of the Russian Federation, MD, Prof., A.N. Contacts: 10/15, buil. 1, Pogodinskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 119121. Tel.: +7 (499) 246-23-82; fax: 8 (499) 245-03-14, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The A.N. Sysin Research Institute of Human Ecology and Environmental Health of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
Kulikova T.A.2 – Head of Dep., C. Sc., Med., Russian Scientific Centre of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
Fokeeva M.V.1 – Researcher, A.N. Sysin Research Institute of Human Ecology and Environmental Health of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow.

Abstracts

The Chernobyl emergency accident workers were examined at the department of Radiation Medi-cine of Russian Scientific Centre of radiology and nuclear medicine. The patients were divided into two groups, according to radiation dose they got: < 5 cGy and > 20 cGy. In the group with dose > 20 cGy the top disease was circulatory encephalopathy. In the group with dose < 5 cGy ischemic heart disease was on the top. After given treatment 80% of emergency accident workers with dose < 5 cGy have normal systolic blood pressure (treatment efficiency – 75%); 60% of emergency accident workers with dose < 5 cGy have normal diastolic blood pressure (treatment efficiency – 67%) and 100 % of emergency accident workers with dose > 20 cGy have normal systolic and diastolic blood pressure after treatment (treatment efficiency – 40 and 60% respectively). Improvement of vegetative nervous system tone was observed after treatment in 80% of emergency accident workers with radiation > 20 cGy (р=0.05); improvement of parasympathetic tone of autonomous was observed in 80% emergency accident workers with dose > 5 cGy. Ageing slowing down was observed in 60% of patients in both groups. Anxiety was observed  two  times  more  frequently  in  emergency  accident  workers  with doses > 5 cGy (р=0.1).

Key words
Chernobyl emergency accident workers, disease incidence, blood circulation status, vegetative nervous system status, psychoemotional status, adaptation abilities, efficiency of treatment.

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