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Título
Assessment of Fitness to Drive and Cardiovascular Diseases at the Spanish Medical Traffic Centres
Autor
Año del Documento
2007
Editorial
Japanese Circulation Society
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
Circulation Journal, (2007); 71 (11) : 1800-1804
Abstract
Background There is an increased risk of automobile accidents in patients with some cardiovascular disorders
and licensing authorities have imposed certain restrictions on such persons. Experience assessing fitness to drive
among drivers with cardiovascular disorders, and the relevance of other associated medical conditions among
drivers assessed as unfit, are reported here.
Methods and Results The study included 5,234 drivers attending 2 Spanish Medical Driver Test Centres to
assess their fitness to drive. Information regarding sociodemographic aspects, driving patterns, medical conditions,
medication use and alcohol consumption patterns was recorded: 11.6% of the drivers had a cardiovascular
disorder that potentially impaired fitness to drive, 82.5% were found fit to drive, 15.9% were fit to drive with
restrictions and 1.6% were unfit. The 10 unfit patients with cardiovascular disorders were primarily considered
unfit because of their associated ophthalmologic and medical comorbidities, but the cardiovascular disorders
were a contributing factor.
Conclusion Most (98.4%) drivers with cardiovascular disorders will be completely fit to drive or fit to drive
with restrictions. There is a need for a personalized evaluation of fitness to drive for each driver/patient, taking
into account such aspects as the associated pathology, the taking of medicinal drugs and alcohol consumption.
Materias (normalizadas)
Cardiovascular, Aparato
Automóviles - Conducción
ISSN
1346-9843
Revisión por pares
SI
Idioma
eng
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