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Cardiovascular Risk and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Firefighters

Woltz, John W
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367940479

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Medicine: Occupational Medicine.
Purpose: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) has investigated hundreds of firefighter deaths since it began in 1998 including 224 non-trauma deaths. This is the first study to collate the medical data NIOSH has collected regarding risk for cardiovascular events and non-trauma death in firefighters. Methods: There were 110 appropriately detailed non-trauma death cases available from NIOSH, covering 1998 to the present. These cases were compared to generic controls developed from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. Statistical analysis was conducted on cardiovascular risk profiles and cardiac mass at autopsy. Results: Framingham risk scores in 110 Firefighters were significantly higher than the predicted Framingham risk scores for the average American. Firefighters who succumbed due to cardiac events also had significantly larger cardiac mass (513 gm) compared to expected (387 gm) across all age groups, P <.05. Conclusions: Elevated Framingham risk and/or Cardiac Hypertrophy may be a significant indicator of increased risk of sudden cardiac death in firefighters.
James Lockey, M.D. M.S. (Committee Chair)
David Louis, M.D. (Committee Member)
Thomas R. Hales, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Charles Ralph Buncher, Sc.D. (Committee Member)
37 p.
Surgery
Firefighter; Cardiovascular Risk; Left Ventricular Hypertrophy; Sudden Cardiac Death;

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  • Woltz, J. W. (2013). Cardiovascular Risk and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Firefighters [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367940479

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Woltz, John. Cardiovascular Risk and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Firefighters. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367940479.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Woltz, John. "Cardiovascular Risk and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Firefighters." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367940479

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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