(Reuters) - Heart imaging procedures can deliver a significant
amount of radiation to patients, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, urging
patients and doctors to weigh the risks against the benefits.
They said nearly one in 10 adults under the age of 64 had a heart
procedure involving radiation over a three-year period in five major healthcare
markets.
"For many patients in the United States, there is a substantial
cumulative radiation exposure from cardiac procedures," said Dr. Jersey Chen of
Yale University School of Medicine, whose study appears in the Journal of the
American College of Radiology.
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