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HF, LV Dysfunction, CM, Transplatation \u2014 Conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n
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NYHA Class I<\/p>

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  • Private driving is permitted with no restriction.<\/li>\n
  • Commercial driving is permitted only if LVEF \u226535%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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    NYHA Class II<\/p>

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    • Private driving is permitted with no restriction.<\/li>\n
    • Commercial driving is permitted only if LVEF \u226535%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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      NYHA Class III<\/p>

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      • Private driving is permitted with no restriction.<\/li>\n
      • Commercial driving is not permitted (disqualified).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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        NYHA Class IV; Receiving intermittent outpatient or home inotropes<\/p>

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        • Private driving is not permitted (disqualified)<\/li>\n
        • Commercial driving is not permitted (disqualified).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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          Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)<\/p>

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          • Private driving is permitted for patients with a continuous flow LVAD who are stable 2 months post implantation and are NYHA class I-III.<\/li>\n
          • Commercial driving is not permitted (disqualified).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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            Heart transplant<\/p>

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            • Private driving is permitted beginning 6 weeks after discharge, is NYHA Class I or II, is on stable immunotherapy, AND is undergoing annual reassessment.<\/li>\n
            • Commercial driving is permitted beginning 6 months after discharge, if NYHA Class I, only if LVEF \u226535%, is undergoing annual reassessment, AND annual non-invasive test of ischemic burden shows no evidence of active ischemia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":131566,"menu_order":4,"template":"guideline-chapter.php","topic":[],"resource_type":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n5. 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