This presentation will explore the clinical and administrative conundrums faced by the flight surgeon upon discovering asymptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation seven months prior to scheduled long duration spaceflight. The presenter will discuss the decision-making process as well as the clinical and operational outcomes.


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    Title :

    Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in a Mission-Assigned Astronaut


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Meeting ; 2011 ; Anchorage, AK, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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