Time to resumption of driving after implantation of an automatic defibrillator (from the Dual chamber and VVI Implantable Defibrillator [DAVID] trial).

Author(s)
Baessler, C. Murphy, S. Gebhardt, L. Tso, T. Ellenbogen, K. & Leman, R.B. (DAVID Investigators)
Year
Abstract

The time to resumption of driving after insertion of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was evaluated in the Dual Chamber And VVI Implantable Defibrillator trial. Most patients were advised not to drive for 3 to 6 months after the ICD was implanted. Patients were surveyed at 3-, 6-, or 9-month intervals to characterize their driving habits, with 101 of 137 (73.7%), 98 of 146 (67.1%), and 79 of 135 (58.5%) responding. Of respondents, 82% recalled being told not to drive for a specified time after ICD implantation. These patients generally obeyed recommendations (association between recommended time and time of resumption, p <0.001) from medical personnel. (Author/publisher)

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20051058 ST [electronic version only]
Source

The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 95 (2005), No. 1 (March), p. 665-666, 3 ref.

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