RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Assessment of Fitness to Drive and Cardiovascular Diseases at the Spanish Medical Traffic Centres
A1 Álvarez González, Francisco Javier
A1 Fierro Lorenzo, María Inmaculada
A1 Vicondoa, África
A1 Ozcoidi, Marta
A1 Gómez Talegón, Trinidad
K1 Cardiovascular, Aparato
K1 Automóviles - Conducción
AB Background There is an increased risk of automobile accidents in patients with some cardiovascular disordersand licensing authorities have imposed certain restrictions on such persons. Experience assessing fitness to driveamong drivers with cardiovascular disorders, and the relevance of other associated medical conditions amongdrivers assessed as unfit, are reported here.Methods and Results The study included 5,234 drivers attending 2 Spanish Medical Driver Test Centres toassess 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 cardiovasculardisorder that potentially impaired fitness to drive, 82.5% were found fit to drive, 15.9% were fit to drive withrestrictions and 1.6% were unfit. The 10 unfit patients with cardiovascular disorders were primarily consideredunfit because of their associated ophthalmologic and medical comorbidities, but the cardiovascular disorderswere a contributing factor.Conclusion Most (98.4%) drivers with cardiovascular disorders will be completely fit to drive or fit to drivewith restrictions. There is a need for a personalized evaluation of fitness to drive for each driver/patient, takinginto account such aspects as the associated pathology, the taking of medicinal drugs and alcohol consumption.
PB Japanese Circulation Society
SN 1346-9843
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/15638
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/15638
LA eng
NO Circulation Journal, (2007); 71 (11) : 1800-1804
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 07-ago-2024