TRIS Online Record

Printable View

Title	CONTINUOUS ELECTROCADIOGRAPHIC MONITORING DURING AUTOMOBILE DRIVING. STUDIES IN NORMAL SUBJECTS AND PATIENTS WITH CORONARY DISEASE
Accession No	00220567
Authors	Bellet, S; Roman, L; Kostis, J; Slater, A
Journal Title	American Journal of Cardiology
Corp. Authors / Publisher	N/A
Publication Date	19681200
Abstract	THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM WAS CONTINUOUSLY RECORDED DURING A TWO AND A HALF HOUR PERIOD OF DRIVING IN 65 NORMAL SUBJECTS AND IN 66 SUBJECTS WITH DOCUMENTED CORONARY HEART DISEASE. IN NORMAL SUBJECTS, EXCEPT FOR A VARIABLE INCREASE IN HEART RATE, NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE OBSERVED. AMONG THE SUBJECTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE, SIGNIFICANT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES, I.E., ISCHEMIC TYPE OF S-T DEPRESSION, MULTIFOCAL PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS, VENTRICULAR, MULTIFOCAL PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS, VENTRICULAR BIGEMINAL OR TRIGEMINAL RHYTHM, WERE OBSERVED IN 16.7 PER CENT. THESE CHANGES OCCURRED UNDER RELATIVELY FAVORABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE RELATION OF SUCH CHANGES TO THE OCCURRENCE OF ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY MERITS FURTHER STUDY. THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROBLEM IS INDICATED BY THE LARGE NUMBER OF SUBJECTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE WHO DRIVE.
Supplemental Information	Vol 22, pp 856-862, 5 FIG, 28 REF
TRT Terms	Alternatives analysis ; Diseases and medical conditions ; Drivers ; Electrocardiography ; Heart ; Monitoring ; Traffic accidents
Other Terms	Cardiography; Comparison; Diseases; Drivers (Vehicle); Normality
Subject Areas	H51 SAFETY
Document Source	Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

TRIS is a bibliographic database funded by sponsors of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), primarily the state departments of transportation and selected federal transportation agencies. TRIS Online is hosted by the National Transportation Library under a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and TRB.