Predictors of permanent work disability among ≤50-year-old patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients ≤50 years old undergoing PCI are at a high risk for subsequent permanent disability for cardiac diagnoses. This finding underscores the need for reinforcing adherence to secondary prevention by cardiac rehabilitation and early collaboration with occupational health care professionals.
PMID: 26079321 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - June 17, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gunn J, Kiviniemi T, Biancari F, Kajander O, Mäkikallio T, Eskola M, Ilveskoski E, Korpilahti K, Wistbacka JO, Anttila V, Heikkinen J, Airaksinen J Tags: Scand J Work Environ Health Source Type: research