Cardiovascular effects of occupational exposure to pesticides


Authors

  • Adriana Avila Camargo Universidad El Bosque
  • Antony David Barreiro Zambrano Universidad El Bosque
  • Diana Sanchez Calderon Universidad El Bosque https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5148-520X
  • Luis Ignacio López Michelena Universidad El Bosque

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.25444

Keywords:

pesticide, cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, occupational exposure, occupational medicine

Abstract

Farmworkers are frequently exposed to pesticides, which can affect the cardiovascular system. The objective of the research was to review the association between occupational exposure to pesticides and the development of cardiovascular diseases, and the biomarkers used in monitoring the health of workers. For this, a non-systematic review of the literature was carried out in three databases: Pubmed, Embase and Scopus, with search equations prepared with the terms "agrochemicals", "myocardial infarction", "occupational exposure" and "farmers". Articles published between 2007 and 2022 were included. Pesticides were found to cause elevated blood pressure levels in exposed workers, and in pregnant women it is related to gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. Regarding acute myocardial infarction (AMI), contact the pesticides chlorpyrifos, coumaphos, carbofuran, pendimethalin, trifluralin, and acylalanine increased the risk of AMI in women, and among male workers exposure to ethylene dibromide, maneb/mancozeb, and zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate was associated with increased mortality. Epidemiological surveillance is mainly carried out by measuring erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. It can be concluded that exposure to pesticides can trigger acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases, such as elevated blood pressure, fatal and non-fatal AMI. Zinc dimethyl dithiocarbamate, chlorpyrifos, coumafos, carbofuran, parathion and malathion pesticides are the substances most closely related to the development of cardiovascular disease.

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2024-07-17

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Avila Camargo, A., Barreiro Zambrano, A. D., Sanchez Calderon, D., & López Michelena, L. I. (2024). Cardiovascular effects of occupational exposure to pesticides. Revista Médica De Risaralda, 30(1), 107–118. https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.25444

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