Coalminers' pneumoconiosis.

The heart in the pneumoconiosis of coalminers.

The pneumoconiosis of coalminers is a primary disorder of the lungs that can cause pulmonary heart disease, a condition also called cor pulmonale. The occurrence of right heart changes in pneumoconiosis was noted by Pancoast and Pendergrass (1931). Dyson (1933 and 1934) described the radiological recognition of heart disease in pneumoconiosis, and in a review of 127 cases found 18 with evidence...

The social consequences of pneumoconiosis among coalminers in South Wales.

Influence of rheumatoid factor in coalminers' pneumoconiosis in the Fujian Shaowu colliery, south China.

Coalminers' pneumoconiosis may be complicated by the development of progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) or by rheumatoid pneumoconiosis (Caplan's syndrome).'2 The arthritis in Caplan's syndrome may precede, coincide with, or follow the development of pulmonary radiological shadows. These conditions are common in miners and may be seen in workmen exposed to dusts other than coal.' The Fujian Shao...

Dust concentrations and respiratory risks in coalminers: key risk estimates from the British Pneumoconiosis Field Research.

To help inform the setting of dust control standards in coalmines, this brief review summarises the most recent and reliable exposure-response relations, for damaging respiratory effects, derived from the Pneumoconiosis Field Research (PFR). Collecting data over 38 years in the British coal industry, this was a programme of prospective research on the respiratory health of coal miners, characte...

Epidemiology of pneumoconiosis in coalminers of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France