[Cardiovascular assessment in building activities using an ergospirometer].
We report preliminary results of a current study aimed to evaluated peak oxygen consumption and others cardiopulmonary exercise test parameters, in some common and tiring building activities, with the use of a portable ergospirometer stress test (Metamax 3B, Cortex Biophysik). We tested 3 Building School's Teachers of Seriate (Bergamo): the materials handling and transport of cement bricks and to dig with pick and shovel reaches peak anaerobic threshold into few minutes while the activity of make molter permits an aerobic metabolism in all building workers tested.
U.O. Medicina del Lavoro, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo.
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D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013147:Spirometry