Omitted Predive Buoyancy Check Leads to Trouble

[…] issues that may affect fitness to dive in this case: Obesity (BMI 37.7) Indications of cardiovascular disease; risk of cardiovascular disease Combination of drugs that may be dangerous However, it […]

Exercise and Acute Cardiovascular Events

[…] Association’s Scientific Statement published in 2007 is still valid when it comes to exercise and acute cardiovascular events. While many sudden cardiac deaths related to exercise occur in subjects without obvious […]

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Dietary Supplements and Healthy Foods for Divers

[…] of response was large, however, and there is no obvious link between FMD findings and cardiovascular disease in divers. Diminished endothelial function is a reality of aging, and diving has […]

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Fitness for Diving

[…] for at least 30 minutes per day. At a minimum, divers need the strength and cardiovascular capacity to successfully manage scenarios such as: Swimming against a current Towing a dive […]

Cardiovascular Health & Diving

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and one of the most common causes of fatal diving accidents.

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Dialysis and Diving

[…] have a very delicate hydro-electrolyte balance. Diving causes some significant fluid shifts that impose a cardiovascular challenge. Under normal circumstances, these changes are usually well managed with a series of […]

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Vaping and Diving

[…] related to decompression sickness (DCS) that have also recently been discussed in papers about e-cigarettes. Cardiovascular symptoms. Cardiovascular symptoms (especially in adolescents) of varying severity occur after e-cigarette use. Animal […]

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Diving

[…] with ADHD who were comprehensively tested at baseline and again six months later using multimodal cardiovascular imaging and graded-exercise testing. We failed to find concerning adverse cardiovascular outcomes but did […]

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