ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The occupational exposure to urban pollution may induce adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. METHODS: Basal blood pressure, electrocardiogram (ECG) and the dynamic blood pressure monitoring during the work shift of 16 policemen (outdoors workers) and 16 administrative employees (indoor workers) were compared. RESULTS: The mean value of all the diastolic blood pressure surveys in policemen (84,53 ± 10,78) is significantly higher (p = 0,014) than the mean value of all the diastolic blood pressure surveys in indoor workers (82,74 ± 11.52). CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study suggest that the occupational exposure to urban stressors may induce an increase of the diastolic blood pressure in workers during the working hours.
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Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory/statistics & numerical data , Blood Pressure , Occupational Exposure/adverse effects , Police/statistics & numerical data , Urban Population/statistics & numerical data , Workplace , Adult , Case-Control Studies , Environmental Monitoring , Female , Humans , Italy/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
The authors here describe, both macroscopically and microscopically, the case of a cellular schwannoma on the hand of a 66 year old man. The tumor had been present asymptomatically for about forty years and macroscopic examination showed it be a softly teseturs fibroma and to have slight transversal mobility. The histologic examination revealed dense tissue formed by elongated cells, which tended towards a layered formation. The mitoses were exceptional. There were also areas scattered with a large number of random vacuolated cells. There were no particular difficulties during the excision, and one year after surgery there was no apparent change or relapse.
