Can hypertension be caused by some occupational risk factors?
Keywords:
arterial hypertension, occupational disease, risk factorsAbstract
Arterial hypertension is a global public health problem. A number of occupational risk factors can contribute to the genesis of arterial hypertension. The aim of the review was to systematize the scientific data to identify the possible links of hypertension with some occupational risk factors. For this review, the literature analysis was performed through a systematic search of studies on this topic in the scientific database PubMed. Studies demonstrate the existence of interrelations between arterial arterial hypertension and occupational exposure to a number of occupational risk factors (noise, vibration, unfavorable microclimate, electromagnetic fields and psychosocially tense work environments). It is remarkable that there persists an international scientific interest in the prevention of arterial hypertension as an work-related illnesses. As a result, we can state that arterial hypertension diagnosed in employees exposed to occupational risk factors (noise, vibration, unfavorable microclimate, electromagnetic fields and psychosocially tense work environments) must be addressed as a profession-related disease with subsequent preventive interventions.
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