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To identify the clinical and occupational factors that determine whether patients resume and maintain employment following an acute myocardial infarction.

January 12, 1976Acta Medica Scandinavica

Resumption of Work after Acute Myocardial Infarction

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EKErik KjøllerHerlev Hospital

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Cohort study observes high rates of return to work after acute myocardial infarction, indicating age and physical job demands primarily dictate vocational recovery.

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To identify the clinical and occupational factors that determine whether patients resume and maintain employment following an acute myocardial infarction.
Followed 644 patients discharged from a district hospital coronary care unit over a 3-year period following acute myocardial infarction.
Evaluated vocational outcomes, timing of return, and clinical variables among 347 long-term survivors who were employed prior to infarction.
Over 80% of previously employed patients returned to work, including 87% of men and 74% of women under age 65, with approximately 80% resuming work within 3 months.
Patient age and the physical strain of work determined the ability to resume work, whereas acute-phase heart failure only delayed return rather than preventing it.
Persistent symptoms of ischaemic heart disease, including recurrent infarction and angina pectoris, predicted employment cessation, though 50% or fewer attributed quitting to cardiac causes.

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Erik Kjøller (1976) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7039b331a3df8243287f89 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1976.tb06753.x

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Cohort study observes high rates of return to work after acute myocardial infarction, indicating age and physical job demands primarily dictate vocational recovery.

Resumption of Work after Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Resumption of Work after Acute Myocardial Infarction

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