RT Book, Section
T1 The Cardiovascular System
T2 AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition, 1993
A2 Doege, Theodore C.
A2 Houston, Thomas P.
YR 1993
DO 10.1001/amaguides.4th.cardio
VO Fourth, 1993
SP 0
SN 978-0-89970-553-8
PB American Medical Association
AB The purpose of this chapter is to provide the physician with criteria for evaluating permanent impairments of the cardiovascular system as they affect the individual's ability to perform the activities of daily living. The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, the aorta, the systemic arteries, and the pulmonary arteries. Impairment of this system includes abnormal elevation of pressure either in the aorta, which is called systemic hypertension, or in the pulmonary artery, which is called pulmonary hypertension. The coronary and peripheral circulations are considered to be part of the cardiovascular system. Impairment from disorders of the cerebral circulation is considered in the chapter on the nervous system.
RD 9/26/2023
UL https://doi.org/10.1001/amaguides.4th.cardio