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Br J Ind Med. 1993 June; 50(6): 544–548.
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Cor pulmonale and silicosis: a necropsy based case-control study.
J Murray, G Reid, D Kielkowski, and M de Beer
National Centre for Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Abstract
The presence of cor pulmonale at death in relation to other factors such as emphysema, silicosis, and thromboembolism was analysed in a case-control study of 732 South African gold miners. Marked emphysema was the highest risk factor with an odds ratio of 21.32 (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 5.02-90.7), then extensive silicosis (OR 4.95, 95% CI 2.92-8.38) and thromboembolic disease (OR 1.92, 95% CI 1.37-2.69). Age and smoking were not significant predictors of cor pulmonale.
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