Proposed National Strategies for the Prevention of Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries. Occupational Cardiovascular Diseases

摘要

The document summarizes what actions need to be taken to prevent occupational cardiovascular diseases. Although cardiovascular diseases include a variety of diseases associated with different etiologic factors, several are related to common disease processes and common risk factors. Coronary heart disease, hypertension, and related disease entities are included in this prevention strategy because of their high incidence and prevalence in the United States. Other forms of cardiovascular disease, however, (e.g., arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies) are more directly related to specific occupational exposures or conditions. Although these latter conditions are less common, they receive specific emphasis in the strategy because of their more direct relationship to occupational factors and their resultant vulnerability to intervention in the workplace.