Air travel considerations for the patients with heart failure
Joint Authors
Ansari, Muhammad Javad Alimzadah
Izadi, Murtada
Kazemisaleh, Dawud
Farahani, Maryam Mushkani
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 6 (30 Jun. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-06-30
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
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. 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. Conclusions : Thus, identifying the HF patients before the flight and providing them proper education about the events that may occur during flight is necessary
American Psychological Association (APA)
Izadi, Murtada& Ansari, Muhammad Javad Alimzadah& Kazemisaleh, Dawud& Farahani, Maryam Mushkani. 2014. Air travel considerations for the patients with heart failure. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 16, no. 6, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-383585
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Izadi, Murtada…[et al.]. Air travel considerations for the patients with heart failure. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 16, no. 6 (Jun. 2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-383585
American Medical Association (AMA)
Izadi, Murtada& Ansari, Muhammad Javad Alimzadah& Kazemisaleh, Dawud& Farahani, Maryam Mushkani. Air travel considerations for the patients with heart failure. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2014. Vol. 16, no. 6, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-383585
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 5-6
Record ID
BIM-383585