Review
Environmental Sciences
Shiv Bolan, Leela Kempton, Timothy McCarthy, Hasintha Wijesekara, Udara Piyathilake, Tahereh Jasemizad, Lokesh P. Padhye, Tao Zhang, Joerg Rinklebe, Hailong Wang, M. B. Kirkham, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Nanthi Bolan
Summary: Asbestos is a group of silicate minerals that can lead to serious health risks when inhaled as respiratory dust, causing diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis. There is a large amount of in-situ asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in the built environment, and it is not feasible to remove them completely. Therefore, containment, stabilization, and inertization or destruction are three approaches used for managing hazardous ACMs. Technologies such as thermal decomposition, bioremediation, and chemical treatment have been found effective in achieving safe disposal or recycling of ACMs.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Francois Laurent, Ilyes Benlala, Gael Dournes, Celine Gramond, Isabelle Thaon, Benedicte Clin, Patrick Brochard, Antoine Gislard, Pascal Andujar, Soizick Chammings, Justine Gallet, Aude Lacourt, Fleur Delva, Christophe Paris, Gilbert Ferretti, Jean-Claude Pairon
Summary: The study found no association between interstitial lung abnormalities and asbestos exposure index, but a positive relationship with age. Emphysema was associated with age, and definite or possible UIP pattern showed a significant positive association with age.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Yusuke Shiraishi, Naoya Tanabe, Kaoruko Shimizu, Akira Oguma, Hiroshi Shima, Ryo Sakamoto, Hajime Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Atsuyasu Sato, Masaru Suzuki, Hironi Makita, Shigeo Muro, Masaharu Nishimura, Susumu Sato, Satoshi Konno, Toyohiro Hirai
Summary: In patients with COPD, moderate or more severe centrilobular emphysema is associated with accelerated impairment in diffusing capacity and higher long-term mortality compared to paraseptal emphysema.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Kevin B. W. Groot Lipman, Cornedine J. de Gooijer, Thierry N. Boellaard, Ferdi van der Heijden, Regina G. H. Beets-Tan, Zuhir Bodalal, Stefano Trebeschi, Jacobus A. Burgers
Summary: This Dutch cohort study aims to demonstrate the potential role of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system for automated, standardized, and cost-effective evaluation of applications for asbestosis patients.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Pritish Mondal, Vishal Midya, Arshjot Khokhar, Shyama Sathianathan, Erick Forno
Summary: This study identified pulmonary function test estimates associated with abnormal diffusing capacity in children with Sickle Cell Disease (C-SCD) using machine learning algorithms and linear mixed-effect models. The results showed that DLCO was associated with PFT estimates representing restrictive lung disease, airflow obstruction, and inflammation in C-SCD patients, highlighting the clinical relevance of prediction models.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Apama Balasubramanian, Nirupama Putcha, Neil R. MacIntyre, Robert L. Jensen, Gregory Kinney, William W. Stlinger, Craig P. Hersh, Russell P. Bowler, Richard Casaburi, MeiLan K. Han, Janos Porszasz, R. Graham Barr, Elizabeth Regan, Barry J. Make, Nadia N. Hansel, Robert A. Wise, Meredith C. McCormack
Summary: DLCO is a potential predictor of mortality in COPD patients, independent of BODE index and CT evidence. For every 10% decrease in DLCO percent predicted, mortality increases by 28%. Adding DLCO to BODE improves the predictive accuracy of the model for COPD.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Aaron B. Holley, Thomas Carbone, Arthur W. Holtzclaw, Nikhil A. Huprikar, Rory Wagner, Michael J. Morris
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of body mass index (BMI) on measures of lung function. The results showed that BMI was significantly associated with KCO and VA, but not with DLCO. These findings have implications for the sensitivity in detecting gas-exchange abnormalities.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Respiratory System
Jose Diego Caceres, Anand N. N. Venkata
Summary: This review summarizes the recent advances in the study of asbestos-related pulmonary and pleural diseases, emphasizing the need for further research.
CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Sang Won Park, Myoung-Nam Lim, Woo Jin Kim, So Hyeon Bak
Summary: This study analyzed the correlation between longitudinal changes in pulmonary vascular parameters and clinical parameters in COPD patients, and found that quantitative computed tomography features can accurately reflect pulmonary vascular alterations.
RESPIRATORY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Antonietta Porzio, Alessandro Feola, Giuseppe Parisi, Angelo Lauro, Carlo Pietro Campobasso
Summary: This study reviewed 35 claims of occupational colorectal cancer among asbestos-exposed workers and identified some interesting characteristics, providing clues for the assessment of the causal relationship between asbestos exposure and colorectal cancer.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eduardo Algranti, Vilma S. Santana, Felipe Campos, Leonardo Salvi, Cezar A. Saito, Franciana Cavalcante, Heleno R. Correa-Filho
Summary: This study retrieved death records from 1996 to 2017 in Brazil to establish a national database of asbestos-related diseases (ARD-T). The study found that the number of ARD-T death records was low, and the mortality rate of malignant mesothelioma (MM) in men was higher and showed a rapid increase. Higher male-to-female ratios were also found for non-malignant ARD-T. The study suggests the need to improve monitoring of workplace and environmental asbestos exposure, as well as surveillance of workers.
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, Rietta Wagoner, Robert A. Canales, Kacey Ernst, Jefferey L. Burgess, Jill de Zapien, Cecilia Rosales, Paloma Beamer
Summary: The study found a significant decrease in kidney function among seasonal farm workers in a large farm in Mexico, with the decline being associated with heat stress and dehydration. Additionally, seasonal farm workers in the organic certified area had significantly higher estimated glomerular filtration rates compared to those in the conventional area.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nathan L. DeBono, Hunter Warden, Chloe Logar-Henderson, Sharara Shakik, Mamadou Dakouo, Jill MacLeod, Paul A. Demers
Summary: The study analyzed detailed patterns of mesothelioma and asbestosis incidence in the Ontario workforce as part of an occupational disease surveillance program. The findings indicated that construction trades workers had the highest adjusted incidence rates of both diseases, with insulators, pipefitters, plumbers, and carpenters showing particularly elevated rates. In addition, workers in welding, flame cutting, boiler making, mechanic and machinery repair occupations, as well as in industrial chemical and primary metal manufacturing industries, had significantly elevated rates of mesothelioma and asbestosis.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Edward J. A. Harris, Kuan P. Lim, Yuben Moodley, Brendan Adler, Nita Sodhi-Berry, Alison Reid, Conor P. Murray, Peter J. Franklin, A. W. (Bill) Musk, Nicholas H. de Klerk, Fraser J. H. Brims
Summary: This study found that LDCT-detected ILA is common in a population with relatively low asbestos exposure, consistent with criteria for asbestosis, but physiological decline is not significant.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Iker Garcia, Franchek Drobnic, Victoria Pons, Gines Viscor
Summary: This study evaluated changes in lung diffusing capacity in artistic swimmers during training, finding a significant increase after apnoeic swimming and a decrease after figures and choreography. Despite large inter-individual variability, there were no significant differences in lung diffusing capacity from pre- to post-training.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
