TRIP

Canadian Cardiovascular Society / Canadian Heart Rhythm Society position paper on implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in Canada

CMA Infobase (Canada), 2005

Our hope is that these guidelines will serve as a practical aid to those involved in the assessment
Table of Definitions Appendix A: Risk of Harm formula derivation Appendix B: Regulations governing reporting of medically unfit drivers and protection for physicians II.
" Risk of Harm " formula (see Appendix A ), which, for the first time, allowed the assignment of a
Based on the available literature, it was determined that a commercial driver (a tractor trailer
the standard, this annual 1 in 20,000 risk can be applied in turn to a private driver to determine
harm in the event that an accident actually does occur, it can be calculated that a private driver
presence of arrhythmias) and their potential for disease progression, or risk factor burden (Can J
provincial regulations and reporting requirements with respect to motor vehicle driver's licensing
later in this document, along with a list of specific definitions which have been adopted for use in
an elevated troponin, it is clear that the prognostic importance is dependent on infarct size, the
current status of the patient, the short or long term prognosis, or the fitness of the individual to