[Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Cardiology for car driving, airplane flying,and underwater activities in subjects with heart disease]. / Guías de práctica clínica de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología sobre conducción de vehículos, pilotaje de aviones y actividades subacuáticas en cardiópatas.
Rev Esp Cardiol
; 54(4): 476-90, 2001 Apr.
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Car driving, airplane piloting and underwater activities by subjects with heart disease may cause sudden incapacitation leading to the loss of the safety margins necessary to avoid accidents. In the case of car driving and airplane piloting the risk affects, not only the driver or pilot, but also passengers and/or bystanders within an accident zone. In the case of diving the risk resides basically in the loss of control of the vital support mechanisms necessary in a very hostile medium. This document reviews the possible causes of unexpected incapacitation, with or without loss of consciousness, in the light of the pathophysiologic consequences of fatigue, hypoxia, stress or barotrauma posed by each activity. Detailed recommendations are made for limiting driving, piloting and diving, based on official Spanish and European regulations and the addresses of specialized centers are provided for consultation. Moreover, recommendations for airplane travel for patients with heart disease are indicated.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conducción de Automóvil
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Medicina Aeroespacial
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Buceo
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Cardiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Esp Cardiol
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
España