期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2018
卷号：25
期号：1
页码：162-166
DOI：10.26444/aaem/79922
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. Cardiovascular disease is the first cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Among several known riskfactors, researchers also focus their attention on the chronic exposure to air pollution. There is much evidence that exposureto air pollution, especially to ultrafine particles, can damage the endothelium and can favour cardiovascular diseases inthe general population. Occupational exposition could be an additive risk factor for the cardiovascular system. This articlepresents a scientific review of the linkage between occupational exposure to air pollution and ischemic heart disease.Materials and method. A scientific review was undertaken, followed by PRISMA Statements. Observational studies wereselected from several scientific databases, likesuch as Pubmed, Google Scholar, Nioshtic-2 and Reserchgate, searchingfor selected key words: police workers, professional drivers, mail carriers, filling station attendants, road cleaners, garageworkers, motor vehicles and engine maintenance. All the key words were combined with “Boolean Operators” with thefollowing words: cardiovascular (or cardiac) disease, cardiovascular function, cardiovascular system, ischemic heart disease,coronary disease, myocardial infarction. During the systematic research, the focus was on retrospective and prospectivestudies from January 1990 – December 2014.Results. Both the retrospective and prospective studies showed an increased risk of ischemic heart disease in occupationallyoccupied people exposed to air pollution. Only one study presented a ly minor risk.Conclusions. The findings of this systematic review suggest a possible linkage between occupational exposure to urbanair pollution, especially to motor exhaust and particulate, and ischemic heart disease.
