Physician deaths from overwork should arouse greater attention in China

With great interest we read Dr. Wong's paper published in November 2016 in International Journal of Cardiology [1]. They concluded that sleep deprivation or overwork could be a proarrhythmic factor for idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Besides, some researchers also found that overwork has been associated with an increase in the risk of heart disease, stroke, medical accidents and errors, threatened abortion and preterm birth, as well as a decrease in quality of patient care [2,3].
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research