Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation as a Risk Factor For Motor Vehicle Crash.

IF 8 1区医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

JACC. Clinical electrophysiology Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI:10.1016/j.jacep.2024.12.002

John A Staples, Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Isaac Robinson, Mayesha Khan, Nathaniel M Hawkins, Herbert Chan, Shannon Erdelyi, Christian Steinberg, K Malcolm Maclure, Andrew D Krahn, Jeffrey R Brubacher

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Abstract

Background: Limited empirical evidence informs fitness-to-drive recommendations after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation. Cohort designs can be deceptive because ICD recipients differ from control individuals and may temporarily cease driving after implantation.

Objectives: This study sought to generate evidence to inform medical driving restrictions after ICD implantation.

Methods: We used population-based data to identify all drivers involved in a serious motor vehicle crash in British Columbia, Canada, from 1997 to 2019. Exposure was defined as ICD implantation in the 6 months before a crash. One analysis used a case-crossover design to control for relatively fixed individual characteristics like driving experience. Another analysis used a responsibility design to account for road exposure (miles of driving per week). Both analyses used logistic regression with adjustment for potential confounders.

Results: In the case-crossover analysis of crash-involved ICD recipients, ICD implantation occurred in 212 of 3,299 precrash intervals and in 485 of 6,598 control intervals, suggesting no temporal association between ICD implantation and subsequent crash (6.4% vs 7.4%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.71-1.03; P = 0.11). In the analysis of all crash-involved drivers with determinate crash responsibility, 14 of 22 drivers with recent ICD implantation and 532,741 of 1,035,433 drivers without recent ICD implantation were deemed responsible for their crash, suggesting no association between ICD implantation and crash responsibility (crude proportion responsible, 64% vs 51%; aOR: 2.20; 95% CI: 0.94-5.30; P = 0.08).

Conclusions: 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.

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JACC. Clinical electrophysiology CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS-

CiteScore

10.30

自引率

5.70%

发文量

250

期刊介绍： JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology is one of a family of specialist journals launched by the renowned Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). It encompasses all aspects of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Submissions of original research and state-of-the-art reviews from cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, neurology, outcomes research, and related fields are encouraged. Experimental and preclinical work that directly relates to diagnostic or therapeutic interventions are also encouraged. In general, case reports will not be considered for publication.