Occupational coronary artery disease assessment: moving beyond the stenosis paradigm
As already outlined in this series of papers on occupational cardiology, it is necessary to mitigate the risk of distraction and/or incapacitation in individuals undertaking high-hazard occupations, to ensure safety of the individual worker, co-workers, and often the general public. As a result, many organizations that employ individuals in these roles (the emergency services; the military; the transport and logistic industry, including aviation, railway, and haulage companies; and those operating in remote or physically demanding environments) screen for cardiovascular disease and make a determination of (acceptable) risk based on these findings.
Source: European Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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