Author: aquanaut

Patients who have had successful coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty who wish to undertake sport diving should be allowed to participate in this activity.Those applicants wanting to do commercial or…

Long QT Interval SyndromeCertain types of medications may put divers at risk for a dangerous cardiac rhythm. A study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Ackerman, M, et al. Mayo…

Note: This material should be copied and taken to your physician for his review. This material should not be used as a basis for treatment decisions, and is not a…

'Floppy valve'There are thousands of divers with mitral valve prolapse who don't even know they have the condition -- and to be fair, most don't really have a problem. Mitral…

Patients that have valvular or some form of congenital heart disease have an excess strain situation that is particularly susceptible to the effects of increased exercise and blood shifting intoo…

Dive if Hypertension is Well-controlledIf you have mild, well-controlled hypertension with none of it's complications, you have nothing to worry about if you are diving or plan to dive. Well-controlled…

Guidelines to use in considering the relationships between all drugs and diving:Consider the condition/illness/disease for which the medication is being given. Go to our 'Fitness to Dive' web page and…

As divers become older, they become subject to the diseases of aging as we all do, developing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), arthritis, cancer and lead a more sedentary life,…