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Before travelling anywhere unusual or a long distance make sure that you:

  • have a recent medical check up
  • have appropriate insurance cover
  • have an adequate supply of medicine
  • are aware of the quality and access to local health care
  • carry the relevant documentation about the heart condition

Those with cyanotic heart disease ("blue" due to reduced oxygen in the blood) can still travel but aircraft at altitude have less oxygen in the air than at ground level and so the blueness may be more apparent. This does not usually cause symptoms but if necessary airlines can arrange for additional oxygen to be available on the aircraft.

For long aircraft flights it is sensible to use the support stockings and take aspirin or an equivalent unless your doctor advises against it.

.This page was last edited 14/2/2004
 

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