Case 1:

JF is a 42-year old previously healthy farmer who presented with sudden onset central chest pain of one hour duration to the ED. The pain is associated with sweating and radiates to the left arm and jaw. The area of discomfort is about the size of the fist.

Ragavendra R. Baliga, M.D
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
University Of Michigan

 

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This patient should avoid air-travel for 6 months.

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Because commercial aircraft are pressurized to only 7500 to 8000 feet, air travel should be undertaken only by stable patients (without a fear of flying) within the first 2 weeks and then only as long as they travel with companions, carry sublingual nitroglycerin, and request airport transportation to avoid rushing.
 

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