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66age, heart attack 11/4/2019, open heart surgery 2010. im a school bus driver scheduled time start transporting elem/high students 8/3/2020. with underlying conditions and age. should i drive or not during this covid-19?
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COVID concersn: Please sit down and have a serious talk with your cardiologist and/ or primary care provider. Just your age alone puts you at risk. Some cardiac conditions can increase risk for poor out-come such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, dilated cardiomyopathies, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, congenital cyanotic heart dz, some valvular defects & pulmonary hypertension.
Answered 7/30/2020
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