CCS Consensus Conference 2003: Assessment of the cardiac patient for fitness to drive and fly - Executive summary

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1313-1323

  Simpson, Chris ^a   Ross, D ^b   Dorian, P ^b  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiac disease; Heart failure; Motor vehicle accidents; Public policy; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AVIATION; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVING ABILITY; FLYING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 10644230214     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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