Fitness to fly for children and adolescents after Fontan palliation

• Published in: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 10; p. 1170275
• Main Authors: Müller, N, Herberg, U, Breuer, J, Kratz, T, Härtel, J A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 23.06.2023
• Subjects: Cardiovascular Medicine; children and adolescents; fitness to fly; Fontan circulation; hypoxic challenge test; normobaric hypoxia; children and adolescents; fitness to fly; hypoxic challenge test; normobaric hypoxia; Fontan circulation

At cruising altitude, the cabin pressure of passenger aircraft needs to be adjusted and, therefore, the oxygen content is equivalent to ambient air at 2,500 masl, causing mild desaturation and a rising pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in healthy subjects. For Fontan patients with passive pulmonar...