Open AccessInhalation of decomposed chlorodifluoromethane (freon-22) and myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Bengt Sjögren,
Sara Gunnare,
Håkan Sandler
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.666
Subject(s) - freon , inhalation , myocardial infarction , medicine , anesthesia , sputum , cardiology , pathology , chemistry , organic chemistry , tuberculosis
After exposure to decomposed chlorodifluoromethane (freon-22), a 65-year-old man developed respiratory symptoms such as cough, blood-stained sputum, and increasing dyspnea. Three weeks later, his family doctor diagnosed infectious bronchitis. Another week later he died due to myocardial infarction. The discussion focuses on an inflammatory process caused by the inhalation of decomposed freon and its possible association with myocardial infarction.