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Background and Objectives The cardiovascular diseases are one of the most frequent causes of death in coal miners. The atherosclerosis is the most frequent cause of cardiovascular disease around the world..The subclinical atherosclerosis can be diagnosed thanks to the localization of carotid arteries by measuring carotid intima media thickness via doppler ultrasonography.In this study, the aim was to investigate whether the chronic exposure to coal mine dust contributes to atherosclerotic process. Methods The study was designed as single centre, retrospective, consisting of 25 young coal miners, 25 coal miner retirements, 25 young people and 25 healthy elderly people who have never worked in coal mine controls. The carotid doppler ultrasonography, biochemical tests, echocardiography, respiratory function test results were found and recorded from the files of the cases Results There was not any meaningful difference in point of carotid intima media thickness between coal miners and healty young group(0,66±0,16 vs 0,65±0,16; p=0,994), while there was a meaningful difference between coal miner retirements and healthy elderly group(0,99±0,09 vs. 0,81±0,13; p=0,01). Conclusions In this study, it was revealed that the carotid intima media thickness, which facilitates in early stage in order to diagnose atherosclerosis, increased after chronic exposure to coal mine dust. Therefore, it can be thought that professional questioning may be beneficial while determining the risk factors of individuals in terms of atherosclerosis.

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