DVLA: Cardiovascular Disorders

Key points

• Hypertension: drive unless treatment side-effects; no need to notify DVLA; Group 2 disqualified if resting BP consistently ≥ 180 systolic and/or ≥ 100 diastolic.
• Elective angioplasty: 1 week off · CABG: 4 weeks · ACS: 4 weeks (1 week if successfully angioplastied) · angina: stop if symptoms at rest/at the wheel.
• Pacemaker: 1 week off. ICD: sustained ventricular arrhythmia → 6 months off; prophylactic → 1 month; ICD = permanent Group 2 (HGV) bar.
• Successful catheter ablation: 2 days off.
• Aortic aneurysm ≥ 6 cm: notify DVLA (annual review); ≥ 6.5 cm disqualifies.

Decision points in this pathway

• ICD implanted?

The full step-by-step algorithm, including what to do at each branch, opens in the app for approved members.