Editorial
Flying after heart surgery
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discovery of significant cardiac disease in a pilot (or air traffic
controller) results in the licensing authority temporarily removing his
or her medical certificate, which automatically invalidates his or her
pilot's licence. (In the United Kingdom the "authority" is the
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) medical department, which is now using
European-wide medical standards (Joint Aviation Requirements).) The
return of this medical certificate may be very important
the professional pilot wishes to regain his livelihood, and the private pilot wishes to return to a much loved hobby. Pilots may see cardiac surgery as their only hope; therefore, it is important for all those
involved in the decision whether to perform an operation, in particular
the surgeon, to have some knowledge of the criteria that the CAA will
use when considering recertification. (The criteria set out in this
brief article reflect those set out in the workshops in aviation
cardiology published
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