In a whole range of heart diseases the risk exists of sudden loss of consciousness and/or sudden death. Actual evidence regarding the relation between heart illness and traffic accidents is, however, difficult to obtain. The view predominates that heart illnesses are rarely the cause of traffic accidents.
In: Arzt und Kraftfahrer : Probleme des Strassenverkehrs interdisziplinär dargestellt : wissenschaftliche Vorträge des Kongresses zum 70-jährigen Jubiläum des Ärztlichen Kraftfahrvereinigung Österreichs in Wien, 2-6 November 1977, 1979, p. 122-131, 1 tab., 24 ref.
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