Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation as a Risk Factor For Motor Vehicle Crash
The 6-month interval after ICD implantation is not associated with increased odds of crash nor with increased likelihood of crash responsibility. Contemporary driving restrictions in the first weeks after ICD implantation appear to adequately mitigate the potential increase in crash risk.
Authors
- Daniel Daly‐Grafstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2331-5991)
- Katie MacLure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0686-948X)
- Andrew D. Krahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7982-1586)
- John A. Staples (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1397-1503)
- Nathaniel M. Hawkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1286-2014)
- Mayesha Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3937-8874)
- Christian Steinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4112-0028)
- Jeffrey R. Brubacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4866-4231)
- Shannon Erdelyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8364-364X)
- Herbert Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-2076)
- Isaac Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3340-3255)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.12.002
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.94
Funders
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Michael Smith Health Research BC
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research