air travel considerations for the patients with heart failure
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conclusions: thus, identifying the hf patients before the flight and providing them proper education about the events that may occur during flight is necessary. results: hf patients are more prone to experience respiratory distress, anxiety, stress, cardiac decompensation, and venous thromboembolism (vte) during air travel. although stable hf patients can tolerate air travel, but those with acute heart failure syndrome should not fly until complete improvement is achieved. context: prevalence of patients with heart failure (hf) is increasing in worldwide, and also the number of people with hf traveling long distances is increasing. these patients are more prone to experience problems contributed air travel and needs more attention during flight. however, observational studies about problems of hf patients during flight and appropriated considerations for them are limited. evidence acquisition: we evaluated the conditions that may be encountered in a hf patient and provide the recommendations to prevent the exacerbation of cardiac failure during air travel. for this review article, a comprehensive search was undertaken for the studies that evaluated the complications and considerations of hf patients during flight. data bases searched were: medline, embase, science direct, and google scholar.
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Air Travel Considerations for the Patients With Heart Failure
CONTEXT Prevalence of patients with heart failure (HF) is increasing in worldwide, and also the number of people with HF traveling long distances is increasing. These patients are more prone to experience problems contributed air travel and needs more attention during flight. However, observational studies about problems of HF patients during flight and appropriated considerations for them are ...
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iranian red crescent medical journalجلد ۱۶، شماره ۶، صفحات ۰-۰
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