DOI: 10.1111/echo.13660
Assessment of subclinical right ventricular systolic dysfunction in coal miners using myocardial isovolumic acceleration Ozge Ozcan Abacıoglu MD1
| Mehmet Kaplan MD1 | Serkan Abacıoglu MD2 |
Ala Quisi MD3 1 Cardiology, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey 2 Emergency, Adana State Hospital, Adana, Turkey 3
Objective: Several studies have been conducted regarding the effects of coal mining on the respiratory system. However, there is a lack of data concerning potential effects of coal mining on the cardiovascular system. In this study, we aimed to evaluate
Cardiology, Medline Hospital Adana, Adana, Turkey
the potential subclinical right and left ventricular dysfunction in coal miners.
Correspondence Ozge Ozcan Abacıoglu, Cardiology, Adana Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Adana, Turkey. Email:
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Patient and control groups consisted of 54 coal miners and 48 healthy men, respec-
Methods: This single- center, prospective study included a total of 102 patients. tively. All patients underwent 12-lead electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, and pulmonary function test. Results: As compared to control group, coal miners had significantly higher right ventricular myocardial performance index (RVMPI) (0.41 ± 0.03 vs 0.37 ± 0.02, P
