pacemaker patients

Can Heart Patient Travel In Flight Pacemaker?

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Can Heart Patient Travel In Flight Pacemaker? Can I fly with a heart device such as a pacemaker? Travelling by air should not present a problem if you have been fitted with an implanted cardiac device. Here, implanted cardiac device refers to pacemakers, cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) devices and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). Does altitude

How Long Before I Can Travel After Pacemaker?

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How Long Before I Can Travel After Pacemaker? In general it is the underlying heart disease or arrhythmia that limits patients’ travel activities. It is reasonable to travel after implantation only after wound healing is complete because arm movement on the implant site is limited and the risk of wound infection and lead dislocation is