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January 15th, 2010

Japanese Study Links Radiation to Cardiovascular Disease Deaths

Between 1950 and 2003 survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had an increased risk of stroke and heart disease, according to a new analysis published in BMJ.   Japanese researchers estimated a 9% increased risk of stroke per gray and a 14% increased risk of heart disease per gray. An accompanying editorial notes that the study “adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting an association between cardiovascular disease and exposure to low-moderate levels of radiation, as well as the well known (and mechanistically well understood) association at high doses.”

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