PMID: 11898873Mar 20, 2002Paper

Finger systolic blood pressure indices for the diagnosis of vibration-induced white finger

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
M Bovenzi

Abstract

To compare the accuracy of several finger systolic blood pressure indices (FSBPIs) for the diagnosis of cold-induced Raynaud's phenomenon in vibration-exposed worker groups with different prevalences of vibration-induced white finger (VWF). The finger systolic blood pressure (FSBP) in a test finger at 10 degrees C as a percentage of the pressure at 30 degrees C, corrected for the change in systolic blood pressure in a reference finger [FSBPI(A)] or the arm [FSBPI(B)], was measured in 455 healthy controls and 874 workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV). The following FSBPIs were also calculated: FSBPI(C), as the ratio between FSBP in the test finger at 10 degrees C and FSBP in the same finger at 30 degrees C; and FSBPI(D), as the ratio of FSBP to arm systolic blood pressure during finger cooling to 10 degrees C. The finding of zero systolic blood pressure, FSBP(0), in the cooled finger was taken as an objective sign of Raynaud's attack with complete closure of the digital arteries. On a group basis, all FSBPIs could discriminate between the controls and the HTV workers. In the vibration-exposed worker population, the FSBPIs were significantly lower in the subjects affected with VWF than in those without vasospastic s...Continue Reading

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