Shall a pilot with left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction fly passengers?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-73

  Finsterer, J ^a   Stollberger C ^a   Tymms, T ^b   Fazio, G ^c   Siejka, S ^d  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b General Practitioner   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLE;

EID: 78049467428     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.031     Document Type: Article

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