Prognosis of complications in cardiovascular diseases in flight personnel
Strongin, G.L.; Turetskaya, A.S.; Gel'man B.L.; Rodionov, O.N.
Kosmicheskaia Biologiia i Aviakosmicheskaia Meditsina 21(5): 57-62
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0321-5040 PMID: 3695339 Document Number: 299580
The flying personnel of different age groups, including those who continued their professional activity and those who were grounded because of cardiovascular diseases, were followed up for a long period of time. The prognostic value, sensitivity, specificity of various risk factors, symptoms and syndromes of cardiovascular diseases were investigated. Using mathematical predictions methods (Wald's sequential nonhomogeneous statistical test), a diagnostic table for predicting outcomes of cardiovascular diseases for the immediate 5 years was developed. The table was checked and tested on a control sample. The trial showed that the table provided a better accuracy of prediction than the traditional methods normally used in the expertise practice.