Table 1: Minimum Recovery Period Recommended by Other Organizations - Public Safety Medicine

Coronary Artery Disease

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Table 1: Minimum Recovery Period Recommended by Other Organizations

 

Events/Procedures  ACC-AHA6 FMCSA U.S. Army14 United Kingdom15 Australia15 Canada15 
MI ≥ 3 months ≥ 2 months ≥ 2 months ≥ 6 weeks ≥ 3 months ≥ 3 months
PCI ≥ 3 months ≥ 1 week ≥ 3 months N/A ≥ 1 month
CABG N/A ≥ 3 months ≥ 6 months ≥ 3 months ≥ 3 months ≥ 3 months
 HT ≥ 1 year

MI = Myocardial infarction
PCI = Percutaneous coronary intervention
CABG = Coronary artery bypass graph
HT = Heart transplant
ACC-AHA = American College of Cardiology – American Heart Association
Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration – Expert Panel
US Army – United States Army
NA = Not addressed