| Document ID (ISN) | 27315 |
| CIS number |
77-1094 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Tolonen M., Hernberg S., Nordman C.H., Goto S., Sugimoto K., Baba T. |
| Title |
Angina pectoris, electrocardiographic findings and blood pressure in Finnish and Japanese workers exposed to carbon disulfide. |
| Bibliographic information |
6 Sep. 1976, Vol.37, No.4, p.249-264. 34 ref. |
| Abstract |
The response to a standardised angina pectoris and infarction questionnaire, the occurrence of coded resting and post-exercise ECG findings suggestive of coronary heart disease, and blood pressure, were studied in 417 Japanese and 237 Finnish workers exposed to carbon disulfide in viscose rayon plants. There was no excessive prevalence of coronary ECG findings in the exposed group. The prevalence of angina pectoris and blood pressure values did not differ markedly between the exposed and unexposed Japanese workers. In contrast, the exposed Finnish subjects experienced angina pains more frequently, and had higher blood pressures than controls. The importance of exercise tests and ECG in pre-employment and periodic examinations in the viscose rayon industry for the identification of CHD-prone individuals is outlined. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
coronary diseases; viscose rayon industry; angina pectoris; electrocardiographic changes; carbon disulfide |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Japan; Finland; pre-employment medical examinations; occupational health survey; arterial blood pressure |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Cardiovascular diseases
Inorganic sulfur compounds
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