Occupational Dusts and Cardiovascular Diseases in Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9786202525374 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 112 str.

Ezeja Godwin Uroko

Opis

The findings of this study showed that occupational dust can significantly influences cardiovascular parameters of the exposed workers negatively. Such cardiovascular parameters include P-wave duration, T-wave duration, PR-interval, P-axis, T-axis, QRS-axis, diastole, systole, mean arterial pressure and pulse rate of the occupationally exposed workers. The observed adverse effect of quarry and wood dust may be attributed to their composed biologically active low molecular compounds such as lignans, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes from wood dust and respirable crystalline silica from quarry dust. These extractives have been classified by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to be harmful to health.

O autorze

Uroko, Ezeja Godwin
Ezeja Godwin UROKO graduated with bachelor of medical rehabilitation from University of Nigeria Nsukka in 2007. He completed his MSc in physiology from Ebonyi State University in 2018. Currently, he is a principal burns and plastics physiotherapist at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.