Cardiovascular Disorders

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• Personal Author:
  Fine, Lawrence J. ; Rosenstock, Linda
• Description:
  Despite the marked decline in developed countries of 40% to 45% in deaths caused by cardiovascular disease. it remains the leading cause of death in the United States. accounting for about 45% of all deaths. About 50% of these deaths are the result of myocardial infarctions. Although identification and modification of cardiovascular risk factors have been areas of intense investigation and effort. the contribution of known major risk factors (advanced age. male gender. hyper· tension. elevated cholesterol level. smoking, physical inactivity, and type II diabetes mellitus) do not explain a significant fraction of the cases of coronary artery disease. Research during the last 40 years has established that a limited number of chemical exposures directly cause or substantially contribute to coronary artery disease. In the last decade, there has been increased interest in the possibility that other aspects of work, such as shift work or work with high demands but in which the worker has little control or influence over how the work is performed. may be additional causal or contributing factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). Particularly for the postulated nonchemical factors. such as shift work or high-demand low-control jobs, the increase in the relative risk for CAD is modest. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Clinical Laboratory Techniques Laboratories Mortality Nitrates Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Shift Work Schedule Smokers

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• Keywords:
  Cardiac-function Cardiovascular-system-disease Cardiovascular-system-disorders Clinical-techniques Heart Hypertension Laboratory-testing Mortality-data Pathogenesis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Shift-work Smoking

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• ISBN:
  9780721634821
• Publisher:
  W.B. Saunders Company
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  389-400
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036923
• Citation:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine. Rosenstock L, Cullen MR, eds. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company, 1994 Jul; :389-400
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Editor(s):
  Rosenstock L; Cullen MR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dae1ab490b7e461b633ba43701a7af47df82e5101fe0082eae4f077a7aa9fdbc16e2eb0facf424e65a3113972ed191f6890f8957fffb1f7600cc02fe764cddb6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188141/cdc_188141_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.43 MB ]