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Table 5 Asbestos fibers found in myocardium

From: Quantitative assessment of asbestos fibers in some normal and pathological extra-abdominal tissues—a scoping review

Reference

Number of subjects / number of samples

Type of tissue analyzed

Type of asbestos exposure

Type of asbestos found (number of samples with/without fibers)

Range of asbestos fibers mfgdt*

[28]

2/2

Myocardium

Occupational

Total (0/2)

0

 

1/1

Myocardium

Unexposed

Total (0/1)

0

  1. *When original data were reported for wet tissue, the results were multiplied by 10 to convert them to dry tissue
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673