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<p>Cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes are some of the most common conditions among the population. An ever-increasing number of recreational divers forces us to consider the impact on unprepared diving patients with cardiovascular diseases, in whom profound changes occur during the dive. People in at-risk groups should have a medical check-up before diving to minimise the risk of possible complications.</p>
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Cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes are some of the most common conditions among the population. An ever-increasing number of recreational divers forces us to consider the impact on unprepared diving patients with cardiovascular diseases, in whom profound changes occur during the dive. People in at-risk groups should have a medical check-up before diving to minimise the risk of possible complications.

„Cardiovascular Top Three” - Can Patients with the Most Common Cardiovascular Conditions Become Candidates for Recreational Scuba Diving?

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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Cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes are some of the most common conditions among the population. An...

„Cardiovascular Top Three” - Can Patients with the Most Common Cardiovascular Conditions Become Candidates for Recreational Scuba Diving?

Published Online: Apr 05, 2022

Page range: 47 - 52

Received: Jul 25, 2020

Accepted: Sep 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0022

Keywords
SCUBA diving, cardiovascular diseases

© 2020 Ewa Mańka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

„Cardiovascular Top Three” - Can Patients with the Most Common Cardiovascular Conditions Become Candidates for Recreational Scuba Diving?

Published Online: Apr 05, 2022

Page range: 47 - 52

Received: Jul 25, 2020

Accepted: Sep 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0022

KeywordsSCUBA diving, cardiovascular diseases

© 2020 Ewa Mańka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
SCUBA diving, cardiovascular diseases