Screening For Coronary Artery Disease In Civil Aviation Pilots By Coronary Ct Angiography.

Organisation/Company: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Research Field: Medical sciences » Medicine
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)
Country: Italy
Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)
Type of Contract: To be defined
Job Status: Not Applicable
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Other EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer DescriptionSudden in-flight disability of a pilot may cause an airplane crash, mainly due to a myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac arrest.
To date, our national civil aviation pilots (ITA Airways S.p.A) are required to undergo periodic physical assessment, including laboratory and Ex-ECG tests.
However, the Ex-ECG is characterized by low diagnostic accuracy to detect subclinical CAD in low-intermediate risk populations like civilian pilots.
Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) is the only non-invasive test able to detect subclinical CAD.
The aim of the study is to assess the role of CCTA as a screening test in asymptomatic civilian pilots (=40 years), in comparison to the current suitability protocol.

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