Type 1 Pulmonary Hypertension and Silicosis in a Bluestone Cutter: A Case Report on Raising Awareness

This case report describes a patient who developed pneumoconiosis in the form of silicosis and group 1 pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to his unprotected work as a bluestone cutter. Bluestone is a type of sandstone used in outdoor construction commonly in the North-east region of the US. In the lite...

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Autores principales: Luhadia, Kunjal, Yashi, Kanica, Virk, Jaswinder, Parikh, Taral, Goyal, Lokesh, Alam, Ahmad S, Chourasia, Prabal, Quintos, Abigail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10044064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36999113
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35425

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10044064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36999113
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35425

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