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Trace Elements in Cardiovascular Diseases

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Their incidence increases, apparently, as a, function of technological progress so that in the future they may become a major public health problem in developing countries too. Early diagnosis and prevention are the tools best suited to curb such an alarming trend, but our knowledge of these topics is unsatisfactory, Valuable information would be obtained through a systematic investigation of trace elements in relation to cardiovascular function and to various types of cardiovascular diseases. Such studies would provide clues to the following questions: 1. Why does the incidence and type of cardiovascular disease differ from one country to another? May this be related to differences in tissue mineral concentrations among various population groups? 2. Which trace elements if any are beneficial to cardiovascular health, and which are harmful ones that may act as aetiological agents for some cardiovascular diseases? 3. Is it possible to utilize measurements of mineral element concentration for diagnostic purposes in cardiovascular disease? (author)
Authors:
Masironi, R. [1] 
  1. Cardiovascular Diseases Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 1970
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-122
Resource Relation:
Conference: Panel Meeting on the Uses of Activation Analysis in Studies of Mineral Element Metabolism in Man, Teheran (Iran, Islamic Republic of), 3-7 Jun 1968; Other Information: 62 refs., 1 fig., 5 tabs.; Related Information: In: Uses of Activation Analysis in Studies of Mineral Element Metabolism in Man. Papers Given at a Panel Meeting| 169 p.
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ABUNDANCE; ANIMAL TISSUES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DIAGNOSIS; MINERALS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE AMOUNTS
OSTI ID:
22529056
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: XA15M1795099997
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 109-130
Announcement Date:
Nov 07, 2016

Citation Formats

Masironi, R. Trace Elements in Cardiovascular Diseases. IAEA: N. p., 1970. Web.
Masironi, R. Trace Elements in Cardiovascular Diseases. IAEA.
Masironi, R. 1970. "Trace Elements in Cardiovascular Diseases." IAEA.
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title = {Trace Elements in Cardiovascular Diseases}
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place = {IAEA}
year = {1970}
month = {Jul}
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