title: [The use of sodium chloride baths in children with a heart lesion subjected to long-term exposure to low radiation doses].
abstract: Children exposed to low-dose radiation are often treated in sanatoria with mineral baths. Of the latter balneoprocedures widely practiced are sodium chloride (SC) baths with mineralization 20-30 g/l. Mineralization 40 g/l is less frequently used. To specify changes in the function of cardiovascular system induced by SC baths of different concentration (40 versus 20 g/l) 131 senior schoolchildren exposed to low-dose radiation or other environmental pollutants were examined both after a single balneological procedure and after the course treatment (maximum 10 procedures). The baths lasted 8-15 min at water temperature 36-38 OC in a day intervals. The response was assessed by ECG, tetrapolar chest rheography, bicycle exercise. All the children had cardiovascular disorders of non-rheumatic origin. Therapeutic effect was more pronounced after baths with SC concentration 40 g/l. These baths are recommended for improvement of vegetative regulation of the heart, correction of hemodynamic defects. Baths with mineralization 20 g/l are better in upgrading function of the autonomic nervous system.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Poberskaia
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Dement'eva
mesh_terms: D001494:Baths / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006294:Health Resorts; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D011210:Power Plants; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride