Hypertension is predictive of recurrent immersion pulmonary edema in scuba divers

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;172(2):528-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.021. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

Authors

Emmanuel Gempp¹, Sébastien Demaistre², Pierre Louge²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, Sainte Anne's Military Teaching Hospital, BP600, 83800 Toulon Cedex 9, France. Electronic address: gempp@voila.fr.
² Department of Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, Sainte Anne's Military Teaching Hospital, BP600, 83800 Toulon Cedex 9, France.

PMID: 24485632
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.021

No abstract available

Keywords: Diving; Hypertension; Immersion; Pulmonary edema.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Diving / adverse effects*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis*
Hypertension / epidemiology
Immersion / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Edema / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Edema / epidemiology
Pulmonary Edema / prevention & control
Recurrence