| Autor: |
Kauling RM; Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands., Rienks R; CardioExpert Clinic for Sports and Occupational Cardiology, 1087 DK Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands., Cuypers JAAE; Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands., Jorstad HT; Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Roos-Hesselink JW; Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.; European Reference Network for Rare, Low Prevalence and Complex Diseases of the Heart (ERN GUARD-Heart), 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| Abstrakt: |
Conventionally, scuba diving has been discouraged for adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD). This restrictive sports advice is based on expert opinion in the absence of high-quality diving-specific studies. However, as survival and quality of life in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients have dramatically improved in the last decades, a critical appraisal whether such restrictive sports advice is still applicable is warranted. In this review, the cardiovascular effects of diving are described and a framework for the work-up for ACHD patients wishing to engage in scuba diving is provided. In addition, diving recommendations for specific CHD diagnostic groups are proposed. |
