Q: When should patients be allowed to drive after ICD implantation?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-128

  Gimbel, J Rod ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DEFIBRILLATION; DRIVING ABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SAFETY; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; CAR DRIVING; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1342310778     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.71.2.125     Document Type: Article

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