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Document ID (ISN)26197
CIS number 76-1938
ISSN - Serial title Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija
Year 1975
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Monaenkova A.M.
Title Course of cardiovascular disease due to chronic carbon disulfide poisoning
Original title O razvitii i tečenii izmenenij serdečno-sosudistoj sistemy pri hroničeskoj intoksikacii serouglerodom [in Russian]
Bibliographic information June 1975, No.6, p.11-15. 5 ref.
Abstract Results of haemodynamic and cardiological examinations carried out in 151 subjects with chronic carbon disulfide poisoning. Apart from neurological disorders, the patients frequently complained of pain in the region of the heart. Cardiovascular symptoms were typically a tendency either to hypotension or (more frequently) hypertension. Cardiac disorder consisted principally of diffuse dystrophy accompanied by a slight impairment of the contractility of the myocardium. Dynamic tests showed that the cardiovascular disorder had a tendency to persist in most cases, mostly developing into chronic hypertensive disease. These disorders are linked to dysregulation of the nervous system, in particular of its autonomic centres.
Descriptors (primary) circulatory disorders; cardiovascular diseases; chronic poisoning; carbon disulfide
Descriptors (secondary) hypertension; autonomic nervous system; survey; haemodynamic changes
Document type -
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Cardiovascular diseases
Inorganic sulfur compounds