Cardiac defibrillators

Flying with Ventricular Tachycardia?

About 2 months ago my father was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia and is scheduled to have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator put in next month. 12 of us are leaving this tuesday for my wedding in the bahamas (planned 6 months ago), which the doctor knew. I understand things could be much worse, but my father has had a real time of it with this. Any small physical exertion has left him completely breathless, he can’t sleep, etc. It was suggested last night that he not fly. With his erractic racing heart beat and the lack of oxygen on the plane, this could be putting him in a very compromising situation. I am willing to change, alter, modify whatever I need to in order to have my parents at my wedding but my father is insistent that I change nothing and he is going. Does anyone have this condition, and has anyone flown with it? I can’t find anything on flying and Ventricular Tachycardia on the internet.

The emotional roller coaster of the wedding will be more dangerous to him than the flight. I have a defribrillator implanted and I fly at least 2x a month. Have the doctor prescribe Nitro-glycerin.

Automated Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator

The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator [VHS] This video seeks to provide the information nurses need to care for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). It discusses how ICDs work, the components of an ICD system, pre-implant testing, surgical options and post-implant care. It also covers patient education….

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