Grounding of Pilots: Medical Reasons and Recommendations for Prevention.

This article presents the results of an EASA-commissioned study aimed at analyzing the medical causes of grounding of a broad European pilot population and recommending measures to reduce the risk of in-flight incapacitation in commercial air transport pilots. European National Aviation Authorities (NAAs) were requested to provide data concerning the total number of pilots that were examined, their age and license category, number of unfit pilots, and the medical causes of each case of grounding. Diagnoses were classified according to the format and definitions laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No.

Association of left bundle branch block with obstructive coronary artery disease on coronary CT angiography: a case-control study.

Aims: Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is considered an unfavourable prognostic marker in patients with underlying heart disease. Testing for coronary artery disease (CAD) is often prompted by incidental LBBB finding, but published studies disagree about a significant association between LBBB and CAD. We therefore assessed the association of LBBB with previously unknown CAD in patients undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA).

Brugada syndrome and fitness to fly: risk stratification in two pilot applicants.

Brugada syndrome is a condition associated with a characteristic ECG and sudden arrhythmic death. Due to this risk of sudden death, patients with Brugada syndrome are generally not considered fit to fly. In recent years we have gained new insight into this condition and Brugada syndrome patients can now be classified into different risk categories.