Early radiographic pneumoconiosis is associated with impaired exercise gas exchange among coal miners with normal resting spirometry.

Sheiphali A GandhiRobert A CohenPaul D BlancLeonard H T Go

Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2021)

Among coal miners with preserved resting lung function, radiographic evidence of early pneumoconiosis more than doubled the odds of abnormal exercise physiology. Impairment in pneumoconiosis occurs in early disease and may only be evident on exercise testing.

Keyphrases

lung function
high intensity
physical activity
heart rate
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
particulate matter
resistance training
heart rate variability
heavy metals
risk assessment
room temperature
ionic liquid